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State and federal agents say that misuse of prescription drugs is increasing at an alarming rate while mental health experts link the increase to economic woes. Both the rise in prescription drug abuse and the decline in the economy are self-evident to those who examine bare-faced statistics. Continue Reading
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Prescription drugs carry the second highest drug abuse rate in the U.S., and the trend is also reflected in a recent study on military misuse of medications. Rates of abuse of prescribed medications saw almost a threefold increase from 2005 to 2008, says a study highlighted in a Medscape Today article. Continue Reading
