More than 5 million, nearly 25 percent, said they had abused these medications The United States appears to be in the throes of a prescription drug abuse crisis among teens, with a new survey showing that 24 percent of high school students -- more than 5 million kids -- have abused these medications. That’s a 33 percent increase from 2008, the survey authors noted. They said … [Read more...] about Survey: Prescription drug abuse up among U.S. teens