EAPA GNO » prescription http://www.eapagno.org Employee Assistance Professionals Association of Greater New Orleans Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Introducing Generation Rx http://www.eapagno.org/2005/08/introducing-generation-rx/ http://www.eapagno.org/2005/08/introducing-generation-rx/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:23:24 +0000 admin http://beta.eapagno.org/?p=57 An annual national study of teen drug abuse commissioned by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America reports the disturbing move by U.S. teens toward prescription drugs as their choice for drug abuse.1,2 The 25-page report (available at www. drugfree.org3) reveals that Vicodin, OxyContin, Ritalin/Adderall, and cough medicine are tried more often by teens abusing drugs than cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, heroin and most other street drugs. Only marijuana and inhalants have been tried more often than this list of prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.

To read more click the link below:
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=news&id=78471&cn=14

]]> http://www.eapagno.org/2005/08/introducing-generation-rx/feed/ 0 Teenager abuse of prescription drugs ‘epidemic’ http://www.eapagno.org/2005/07/teenager-abuse-of-prescription-drugs-epidemic/ http://www.eapagno.org/2005/07/teenager-abuse-of-prescription-drugs-epidemic/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:17:28 +0000 admin http://beta.eapagno.org/?p=47 The Houston Chronicle Reports:
Teenager abuse of prescription drugs ‘epidemic’
“Availability is the mother of abuse,” said Joseph Califano, center chairman and former U.S. secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. ” … It may be parents should be thinking of locking their medicine cabinets.”

To read more click the link below:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/rssstory.mpl/health/3257470

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