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Sources for When Do Prescription Drugs Become Dangerous?

1, 3, 4 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, last referenced 10/29/07.

2 The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Key Findings on Key Drug Trends (PATS 2005), last referenced 10/29/07.

5 The Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Getting High on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs Is Dangerous, last referenced 10/29/07.
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Reviewed on 7/31/08