http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/09/08/Prescription-Drug-Abuse-is-On-the-Rise.aspxCocaine and methamphetamine use in the U.S. fell significantly in 2007, but abuse of prescription drugs increased fairly dramatically. The 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which included about 67,500 Americans, found that between 2006 to 2007enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/09/08/Prescription-Drug-Abuse-is-On-the-Rise.aspx#128936Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:38:30 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128936All Under HeavenI don't know. Why do people do drugs at all when it messes up their teeth and turns their brains to swiss cheese? But I do know that some people turn to drugs to escape or compensate when their lives are stressed and troubled. <br /><br />The only difference is that these drugs are deemed legal with the word 'prescription' in front of it. <br /><img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128936" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/09/08/Prescription-Drug-Abuse-is-On-the-Rise.aspx#128933Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:58:27 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:128933samuraiI have no earthly idea why many of the scheduled narcotics are addictive.&nbsp; Painkillers especially; why is feeling completely lathargic and depressed <em>addictive</em>?&nbsp; <br />I don't get it.<img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=128933" width="1" height="1">