To: Bill who wrote (37751 ) 9/14/2010 11:44:26 AM From: DuckTapeSunroof Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 103300 Nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs*—more than the number who are abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and inhalants, ... www.justice.gov/dea/.../prescription_drug_fact_sheet.html Prescription drugs are the second most commonly abused category of drugs, behind marijuana and ahead of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs. www.prescription-drug-abuse.org/ Office of National Drug Control Policy - Prescription Drug Abuse Past year abuse of prescription pain killers now ranks second—only behind marijuana—as the Nation's most prevalent illegal drug problem. ... www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/prescr_drg_abuse.html SAMHSA's NCADI drug abuse information. Prescription drug abuse statistics, drug use statistics. ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/prevalert/v6/4.aspx Rates of prescription drug abuse in the US are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. google.com What are some facts and statistics about prescription drug abuse? There are three classes of prescription drugs that are most commonly abused: ... www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/prescr_drg_abuse.html This is prescription drug abuse. It is a serious and growing problem. .... Statistics. 2008 National Survey on Drug Use & Health: National Findings2008 ... www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/prescriptiondrugabuse.html Prescription Drug Abuse Statistics: Approximately 6 million persons 12 and older used psychotherapeutic drugs for non-medical purposes in 2004, ... www.drug-rehabs.org/prescription-drug-abuse.htm Extent of the Prescription. Drug Abuse Problem ..... Data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) showed that opioid ...google.com etc.