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Prescription Drug Abuse - Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Act - Goodhousekeeping.com - 1 views

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  • the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 won final approval from both houses of Congress
  • The act — which will help regulate rogue online pharmacies where many kids purchase pills for illicit use — should soon be signed into law by President Bush.
  • Nearly one in five teenagers — that's 4.5 million — admit to abusing medications not prescribed to them, reports a 2005 study conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
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  • drugs have been easily available to kids surfing the Internet.
  • Case in point: In February 2001, Ryan Haight, an A student and star tennis player from Laguna Beach, CA, died of an accidental overdose of Vicodin, Valium, and a trace of morphine. A doctor prescribed these drugs over the Internet, and a pharmacist filled them online. The 18-year-old had never met either one face-to-face.
  • Morgan Diffenderfer on 05 May 10
     
    SCARY HOW EASY SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED FOR BUYING PRESCRIPTIONS OVER THE INTERNET. tHANKS TO THIS BILL, HOPEFULLY PURCHASING MEDS ONLINE WON'T BE AS EASY AS IT USED TO
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