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Prescription drug abuse rising.(Digest)(Brief Article)

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Fewer young Americans are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy--but more are abusing prescription drugs. That is the assessment of the Health and Human Services Department, which reports a 15 % increase in prescription drug abuse ...

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