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Oprah.com published this article written by Dr. Reef Karim.

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We are currently in a prescription pill epidemic.

1) More than 6.3 million Americans reported current use of prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes in 2004.

2) Unintentional fatal drug overdoses almost doubled from 1999 to 2004 and the majority are due to prescription pills (CDC)

3) Prescription pill abuse has become even more of a problem than marijuana abuse in adolescents..

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