According to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), every day, 2,500 youngsters age 12 to 17 try a painkiller for the first time, and teens abuse prescription drugs more than any illicit street drug except marijuana.
A vast array of pharmaceuticals
—including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones—
have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, according to an Associated Press investigation. In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking
water supplies of 24 major
metropolitan areas—from
Southern California to
Northern New Jersey,
from Detroit to Louisville.
(USA Today, 3/11/08)
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