Drug Addiction

State governments have also taken steps to address this national concern.

Some people – particularly teenagers – develop this habit after rifling through the family medicine cabinet for unused prescriptions.

If you have a son or daughter who is addicted to prescription pills, you may have asked yourself how this could have happened – at least at first.

While many young adults may indulge in alcohol or drug abuse intermittently during high school or college without developing a dependence, for some, this habit could transform their future.

Recently, former Black Sabbath frontman and reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne admitted on his Facebook page that – within the last 18 months – he had returned to the alcohol and substance abuse that had characterized his music career decades ago.

Many of these young adults, according to reports, turn to prescription pill abuse innocently enough – simply viewing stimulants as a way to give them a competitive edge in class.

Bill Clinton has singled out prescription pills as major discussion topic at the Clinton Global Initiative University 2013 meeting, which begins April 5 at Washington University in St. Louis.

According to the news outlet, heroin use is a “growing problem” among teenagers in the Chicago suburbs – more so than some community members may be willing to admit.

After the story broke, Cory Monteith’s fellow cast members – including his girlfriend, Lea Michele – quickly rallied behind him.

Knafelc acknowledged that he could never fully repay his loved ones for supporting him through his recovery. “The next best thing I can do is pay it forward,” he told the AP.

The report specifically focuses on the abuse of propofol – a fast-acting anesthetic used to sedate patients before a procedure.

Famed singer Jon Bon Jovi opened up about his daughter’s heroin addiction with journalist Katie Couric, and explained that he had been entirely oblivious about her abuse until her widely publicized overdose last year.