Teen Abuse Of Rx Drugs Become ‘Entrenched’
For a third straight year, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America study showed that about 1 in 5 teens have tried prescription drug painkillers such as Vicodin or OxyContin to get high — about 4.5 million teens. It also indicated that many teens feel experimenting with prescription drugs is safer than illegal highs.
Forty percent said prescription medicines were “much safer” than illegal drugs, while 31 percent said there was “nothing wrong” with using prescription drugs “once in a while.” The study further found that 29 percent of teens believe prescription pain relievers are non-addictive.
Federal Source to ABC News: We Know Who You’re Calling
Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:
A senior federal law enforcement official tells ABC News the government is tracking the phone numbers we (Brian Ross and Richard Esposito) call in an effort to root out confidential sources.
“It’s time for you to get some new cell phones, quick,” the source told us in an in-person conversation.
Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
MIAMI, May 22 — Government forecasters predicted Monday that 13 to 16 tropical storms would form in the Atlantic Ocean during the six-month hurricane season that begins June 1, far fewer than last year’s calamitous season but still more than usual.
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