Prescription pill problem. (Short Stuff)."The buzz takes your breath away." That's one theme for an ad campaign the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS recently launched to warn teens about the deadliness of a seriously troubling new trend. The issue is prescription drug misuse, and it is hitting teens hard. A 2001 government survey found that close to 3 million kids between 12 and 17 had used prescription drugs, such as Darvon, Demerol, OxyContin Ox·y·con·tin A trademark for the drug oxycodone. oxycodone hydrochloride ETH-Oxydose, OxyContin, OxyFast, Oxy-IR, Oxynorm (UK), Roxicodone, Supeudol (CA) Pharmacologic class: Opioid agonist , Percodan and Vicodin, for "fun." And girls are more likely to indulge in this foolish "fun" than guys. But it's a highly dangerous thrill. ER visits related to the abuse of painkillers more than doubled from 1994 to 2001. Charles Curie of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an operating division of the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), was established in 1992 by the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Reorganization Act (Pub. L. No. 102-321). says, "Abuse of prescription drugs can lead to addiction, misdiagnosis mis·di·ag·no·sis n. pl. mis·di·ag·no·ses An incorrect diagnosis. mis·di  ag·nose of a serious illness, life-threatening circumstances and even death." Now, you know the ills of popping pills.
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