Teens are using prescription drugs as recreational drugs. They have easy access to these drugs and consider them safer than street drugs. Adam Hall died at 18 years old from an overdose of a prescripton muscle relaxant. His mother, Stacy Hall, and Steve Pasierb of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America talk to NBC’s Katie Couric. Watch the video interview at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/7586775#7586775 18% Abuse Vicodin; 10% Abuse OxyContin, Ritalin and Adderall; and 9% Abu

Adderall tolerance buildup low cost online pharmacy secure and discreet October 1st, 2008 by iranclick While it may be impossible to track who is using the Web to buy drugs, the Partnership for a Drug Free America’s annual tracking study reports that one in five teens has abused a prescription pain medication, one in five report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers and one in has abused cough medication. Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder show a blunted response

As state, federal and local authorities across the United States struggle to contain a rising tide of prescription-drug abuse, Reuters Boston Bureau Chief Jason Szep spoke with Stephen Pasierb, president and chief executive of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, a non-profit advocacy group.

A Columbia University study has shown that prescription drugs can be easily bought on the Internet, while another study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America indicates that many teens are abusing them.

A Columbia University study has shown that prescription drugs can be easily bought on the Internet, while another study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America indicates that many teens are abusing them.