Prevalence of Teen Prescription Drug Abuse Remains Stable

Teen prescription drug abuse remains a relatively common occurrence in the United States, according to a report by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America:
  • About one in five high school students used a prescription drug without medical approval at least once, and one in seven have done so in the past year.
  • This is a statistically similar to the year before.
  • Teenagers told researchers that prescription drugs are easier to get than illegal drugs.
  • The majority (63 percent) said drugs are easily available from family medicine cabinets.

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