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Topic: Prescription Drug Abuse


Directories

- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

National Institutes of Health

- Prescription Drugs Abuse and Addiction - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Prescription Drugs and Pain Medications - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Organizations

- Partnership for a Drug-Free America -
- National Institute on Drug Abuse -
- Drug Enforcement Administration -
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research -

Prevention/Screening

- Pain Pills: Avoiding Addiction - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Preventing and Detecting Prescription Drug Abuse - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Research

- New Research in Animals Reveals Possible Long-Term - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Specific Conditions

- Hormone Abuse - Hormone Foundation
- Benzodiazepines - Drug Enforcement Administration
- Depressants - Drug Enforcement Administration
- Some Commonly Prescribed Medications: Use and Cons - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- OxyContin: Questions and Answers - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin) - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Statistics

- Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Admis - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Nonmedical Use of Prescription–Type Drugs - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Nonmedical Oxycodone Users: A Comparison with Hero - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Lifetime Use of Specific Stimulants and Prescripti - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Characteristics of Primary Prescription and Over-t - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Teen Drug Use Declines 2003-2004 - But Concerns Re - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Stimulant Use, 2003 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Teenagers

- Buzz Takes Your Breath Away Permanently: Misuse of - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Treatment

- Opening the Door to Mainstream Medical Treatment o - National Institute on Drug Abuse

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