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Gore Arrest Highlights Rx Drug Abuse

CHICAGO – Drug abuse experts say the arrest of Al Gore’s son underscores the growing problem of prescription drug abuse among America’s youth. College students use the stimulant Adderall, an attention deficit drug, to get a speedy high or pull all-nighters.

Prescription drug abuse among 18- to 25-year-olds rose 17 percent from 2002 to 2005, according to the White House drug policy office. In 2004 and again in 2005, there were more new abusers of prescription drugs than new users of any illicit drug.

According to another survey, the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, there are 14.6 million current marijuana users and 6.4 million prescription drug abusers, with most prescription drug abusers using painkillers such as Vicodin. Cocaine ranked third with 2.4 current users
“Why do they keep bringing up his dad? This is just a stupid kid doing stupid stuff. I don’t think it will affect his dad.”

Because this is someone that is in a position to do something to stop this, if he would? His son didn’t have to get busted even if he won’t be done like a poor kid and their parents will be. It needs to stop. It is not a best treatment NAMI is lying.