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Article: Prescription drug abuse growing; Arrest of Al Gore's son shines light on students who turn to medicine cabinets to get high.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 6, 2007
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Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press
CHICAGO - Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore's son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America's youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.
The other drugs police say they found in Al Gore III's possession - marijuana, Xanax, Valium and Vicodin - also are campus favorites, experts say.
"Al Gore's son is just like everyone else's," said Dr. Donald Misch, director of health services at Northwestern University in Evanston. "The only thing missing was the No. 1 abused drug, which is ...