Posted by donut on February 14, 2007, at 23:31:34
In reply to prescription drug abuse report, posted by laima on February 14, 2007, at 20:25:36
Couldn't these statistics have been manipulated to paint a certain picture to fit an agenda? I have no doubt that RX opiates such as OxyContin are frequently diverted, but I don't think they are being doled-out like candy by doctors in the first place. As far as the abuse of benzodiazepines, I don't think they are nearly as common a find in the medicine cabinets of today as they once were. How many people have even heard of a bzd besides Valium? I've heard of abuse of stimulants such as Ritalin but again I don't think doctors prescribe them without much caution and risk-assessment.
I suspect the abuse of alcohol and illicit drugs (rather than illicitly-obtained prescription drugs) remains and shall remain a much more common problem.
Just speculation on my part.
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