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The rise of prescription drug addiction
The rise of prescription drug addiction
Last Modified: 15 Feb 2007
By:
Keme Nzerem
US authorities have admitted that it is not just the rich and famous who are addicted to prescription drugs.
Just two days after it was revealed that pop superstar Robbie Williams had been admitted to rehab in America for treatment, a report from the Director of National Drug Control has revealed that more and more young people are turning to the medicine cabinet rather than the streets for drugs, with teenage girls the worst abusers.
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