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AG Brown Goes After Prescription Drug Addicts

By Steven Rodriguez

Prescription drug abuse is reaching epidemic proportions in the U.S. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 20% to 30% of California’s drug abusers are addicted to prescription drugs. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that 48 million Americans have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons. Abuse of prescription drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin has increased dramatically by teens and seniors in recent years. In 2005, abuse of prescription drugs accounted for more than half a million emergency room visits in California, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network.   Addicts often visit multiple doctors and hospital emergency rooms seeking multiple prescriptions to feed their habit. One California man visited 183 doctors and 47 pharmacies to obtain dangerous painkillers...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on October 06, 2008 (boomark / email).