Article: Teens Turn Away From Street Drugs, Move to Prescription Drugs, New Report Reveals.

Article: Teens Turn Away From Street Drugs, Move to ...
U.S. Newswire;  February 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... marijuana. The report, "Teens and Prescription Drugs: An Analysis of Recent ... drugs. In addition, teens are getting prescription drugs for free and have easy ... most commonly abused prescription drugs by teens; -- One third of ...

Article: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES TO SOUND ALARM ABOUT THE MISUSE OF ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 6, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... over this time many teens have turned to misusing prescription drugs, according to SAMHSA ... number one reason teens use prescription drugs. The statistics ... 8 out of 10 teens who misuse prescription drugs get the drugs from ...

Article: CASA* 2008 Teen Survey Reveals: Problem Parents Enable ...
PR Newswire;  August 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Availability Up Sharply More Teens Say Prescription Drugs Easier to Buy Than Beer ... survey's history, more teens said prescription drugs were easier to buy than ... The proportion of teens who say prescription drugs are easiest to buy jumped ...

Article: Teens and prescription drugs.(EDITORIALS)
The Washington Times;  August 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... or worse. Many teens are mistaken about ... risks of abusing prescription drugs. Forty percent ... wrong" with using prescription drugs without physician ... five percent of teens strongly disagree ... monitor their prescription drugs, throw away unused ... dialogue with their ...

Article: Drug firm targeting misuse by teens ; The manufacturer of ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  June 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... misuse by teens ; The manufacturer ... prevent abuse of prescription drugs. Byline ... reports of teens abusing prescription drugs. Each state ... they used prescription drugs recreationally ... worked with teens to determine ...

Article: Generation Rx: millions of teens are abusing ...
Scholastic Choices;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... than marijuana, prescription drugs are the most commonly abused by teens. About 14 percent ... seniors have used prescription drugs for nonmedical ... easy access to prescription drugs combined with the fact that teens see their parents ...

Article: MILLIONS OF TEENS ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
United Press International;  January 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... 0000 Millions of teens abuse prescription drugs WASHINGTON, Jan 16 ... 5 million American teens and young adults illegally ... ads that will warn teens they risk death by illegally using prescription drugs. The goal is to make ...