title: Controlled prescription drug abuse at epidemic level.
abstract: In July 2005, The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University announced the results of a study indicating that the number of Americans who abuse controlled prescription drugs has nearly doubled from 7.8 million to 15.1 million from 1992 to 2003 and abuse among teens has more than tripled during that time. A summary of that study and information about the full report are presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010595:Pharmacists; D010819:Physician's Role; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology