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Sunday, September 26, 2010

postheadericon It is time to get serious about tackling prescription drug abuse (Rep. Hal Rogers)

Since July, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released two very troubling reports detailing just how widespread the epidemic of prescription drug abuse is. In the last decade, hospital admissions related to prescription drug abuse has increased by 400 percent, and non-medical use of these drugs skyrocketed by 12 percent from 2008 to 2009. This problem can no longer be ignored.

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