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The inappropriate use of prescription drugs by individuals obtained through illegal or inappropriate means. Commonly called "doctor shopping", e-prescribing is touted to have the means to identify such abuse although with serious concerns over health care privacy.
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Fast Facts
- Extent of Youth Prescription Drug Abuse: 9.1% of teens aged 12–17 misused prescription drugs in 2005. For 12–13 year-olds, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drugs. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Servic...
- ADHD Drug Abuse: From 1998 to 2005 calls by teens to poison control centers for all types of stimulant ADHD drug abuse rose by 76% http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20090...
- Overdose deaths (2006): exceeded automobile deaths in 16 US states http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/...
- Chronic Back Pain: A 629% increase in Medicare expenditures for epidural steroid injections (see article) http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/abstrac...
- 15% of high school seniors abuse codeine-based painkillers http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/prescrip...
- 20% of teens admit lending a prescription drug to a friend http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/...
- Most Abused: Opoids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, stimulants http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drug...
- Michael Jackson Death: 'acute propofol intoxication' http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-jackso...
- Seven of the top 11 drugs abused by teens were either prescribed or purchased over the counter http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCover...
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NJ cops prod parents to protect teens from prescription-drug abuse
According to a 2007 report by the national Study of Drug Use and Health, 70 percent of people who abuse prescription pain relievers say they got them from ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (November 12, 2009) -
'Anti-Drug' Candidate Busted For Trafficking
... killing power of the drugs, as the information is still posted on his Web site, where he said how more needs to done to stop prescription drug abuse. ...Central Florida News 13 (November 13, 2009) -
Glendora tackles teen drug abuse within city
Prescription drug abuse among teenagers was like the neighborhood anomaly — students didn't think there was a problem and parents didn't know there was one. ...San Gabriel Valley Tribune (November 12, 2009) -
Pinellas collecting unused, expired narcotics
By TBO.com Pinellas law enforcement is collecting unused prescription narcotics as part of an ongoing effort to fight drug abuse. ...Tampa Tribune (November 14, 2009)
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GAO found tens of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries and providers involved in potential fraudulent purchases of controlled substances, abusive purchases of controlled substances, or both through the Medicaid program in California, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, and Texas. About 65,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in the five selected states acquir...gao.gov -
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Campaign Aimed at Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
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