–9/17/2007
–Missouri Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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Prescription Drug Abuse
lCulture of drug use in our society
l6% of general population abuses substances including those with legitimate need for prescription drugs
l1st time users of prescription drugs for non- medical use
l 1980s :  0.5 million per year
l 1998:  1.6 million
l 2000:  > 2 million per year
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