Report: Teens abusing prescription drugs (AP)

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Reply Wed 14 Feb, 2007 08:15 pm
Report: Teens abusing prescription drugs
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_on_he_me/teens_prescription_drugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070214/capt.nyr12302142059.teens_prescription_drug__abuse_nyr123.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=VvBDzjS9mqiNFVYSnhx9IA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Ann Shoket, editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine, and White House Drug Czar John Walters release a new White House report on alarming trends in teen prescription drug abuse at a news conference in New York, Wednesday, February 14, 2007. The new federal report shows that teens are turning away from street drugs and abusing prescription drugs to get high. (AP Photo/ONDCP, Jeff Zelevansky)" border="0" /></a>AP - Junior's been helping himself to Mother's little helper. That's the conclusion of a report released Wednesday by White House drug czar John Walters that found while U.S. teenagers' use of marijuana is declining, their abuse of prescription drugs is holding steady or in some cases increasing.</p><br clear="all"/>

 
 

 
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