According to a 2010 study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, approximately 7 million people in the United States -- or 2.7 percent of the population -- annually abuse prescription drugs.

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Race and Perceptions of Local Drug Abuse. Two decades ago, blacks were far more likely than whites to say that the problem of drug abuse was a crisis in their neighborhoods and schools; in 1995, 28% ...

Teenage drug abuse is trending upward, according to the Partnership at Drugfree.org. It announced results of a new study showing sharp increases in the use of marijuana and Ecstasy after years of ...

By contrast, concern about prescription drug abuse has remained largely stable among those with a high school diploma or less (70% said extremely/very serious in 2013; 75% say it today). Nearly ...

Only then was the baby’s mother, Victoria Romero, arrested on, among other charges, child abuse resulting in death. As the decriminalization and legalization of drug possession becomes more widespread ...

Prescription-drug abuse is an extremely serious public health problem‖ 38 In the past year, the problem of addiction to prescription-drug medications in this country has § ...

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"Orphan Drugs For Opioid Use Disorder: An Abuse Of The Orphan Drug Act", Health Affairs Blog, July 26, 2019 . DOI: 10.1377/hblog20190724.795814 Caption. 1101 Connecticut Ave ...

The 'Oxy Express': Florida's Drug Abuse Epidemic Each day, thousands of doses of powerful narcotics are freely dispensed in Florida's pain clinics. Hordes of people from across the Southeast head ...