{"id":2867,"date":"2007-02-15T11:22:40","date_gmt":"2007-02-15T11:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diyhealth.com\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2022-04-07T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T04:15:52","slug":"report-prescription-drug-abuse-is-still-high-among-us-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/report-prescription-drug-abuse-is-still-high-among-us-teens","title":{"rendered":"Report: Prescription drug abuse is still high among US teens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The use of marijuana has no doubt come down among U.S. teenagers but still the abuse of prescription drugs<\/strong><\/a> by them is inching higher. This declaration by White House Drug czar John Walters is quite worrying because irrational use of such prescription drugs could be life threatening.<\/p>

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According to the data available, where the use of marijuana among teens exerted a decline of 4.3 per cent while the graph showing accruement in the abuse of prescription drugs among U.S. teens is quite deplorable. According to this data the use of OxyContin, a painkiller, increased from 2.7 percent to 3.5 percent over the same period. Use of Vicodin, another painkiller, increased slightly from 6 percent to 6.3 percent. Still, I see nothing very much new in this report because previous reports<\/a> have also naked this growing trend<\/a> of prescription drug abuse<\/a> among U.S. teens.<\/p>\n

Throwing more light on drug abuse trend Walters remarked:<\/p>\n

Teens are also abusing stimulants like Adderall and anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax because they are readily available and perceived as safer than street drugs. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These figures are really disturbing since addiction of these prescription drugs could be quite harmful and may even end in the coffin.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Vicodin-addiction<\/p>\n

Via: CNN<\/p>\n

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