Teens and Prescription Drugs [electronic resource] : An Analysis of Recent Trends on the Emerging Drug Threat.

This report synthesizes a number of national studies that show the intentional abuse of prescription drugs to get high is a growing concern, particularly among teens. The analysis shows that teens are turning away from street drugs and using prescription drugs to get high. New users of prescription...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: United States. Office of National Drug Control Policy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2007.
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