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DRUG ABUSE: After alcohol and marijuana, prescription drugs are the most abused substances by teenagers.

DRUG ABUSE: After alcohol and marijuana, prescription drugs are the most abused substances by teenagers.

Teens prone to abusing prescription drugs say docs

A leading pediatricians group says an increasing number of teenagers are abusing prescription medications. They get them from the family medicine cabinet or buy them on the street. Experts say prescription medications are misused by adolescents more often than any other drugs except alcohol and marijuana.

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