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Archive for May, 2010

One in five high schoolers abuses prescription meds

Monday, May 10th, 2010

“One  in 5 U.S. high school students say they have taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription, according to the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  This is the first year the survey assessed prescription drug abuse among high school students.  The YRBS [...]