US prescription drug abusers top 15 million- study

[Eugene]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050707/hl_nm/addiction_dc

US prescription drug abusers top 15 million- study

2 hours, 42 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans who admit abusing
prescription drugs nearly doubled to over 15 million from 1992 to
2003, with abuse among teens tripling, according to a new study
released on Thursday.

The report by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University suggested that more Americans were abusing
controlled prescription drugs than cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants
and heroin combined.

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The substances most likely to be abused were opioids, or pain
relievers like OxyContin or Vicodin; central nervous system
depressants such as Valium or Xanax; stimulants including
Ritalin or Adderall and anabolic-androgenic steroids like Anadrol
or Equipoise.

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