Prescription Drug Abuse

Drug abuse and addiction is not just limited to the drugs that are sold on the streets by illegal drug dealers. In fact, many experts would stay that prescription drug abuse is the worst drug epidemic sweeping the nation today. However, the problem is that many people in the United States do not see prescription drug abuse as a problem. Studies have shown that nearly half of all high school students in the United States as well as a third of their parents are under the belief that consuming prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes is safe than consuming illegal street drugs. [...]