Prescription Drug Abuse a Rising Problem

Updated: Sunday, 07 Feb 2010, 9:34 PM MST
Published : Sunday, 07 Feb 2010, 9:34 PM MST

The drugs are legal, but the results are still deadly. There's a growing black market for prescription drugs, and young people are the most common buyers.

According to the US Health Department, nearly 7 million Americans abuse prescription drugs. That's more than the total number of people who abuse cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, ecstasy and inhalants combined.

And there's growing concern about who's doing the selling.

FOX's Lauren Cohn has more.

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