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(Chicago Tribune, Aug. 29) Cincinnati experienced a rash of overdoses that surged from 30 to 78 to 174, a number health officials called \"unprecedented.\" 

(Palo Alto Online, Aug. 29) Hospitals and local law enforcement are seeing increasing numbers of teens taking prescription and illegal drugs in Northern California. 

(Why Y, Aug. 15) Ohio is experiencing a tainted heroin that has caused a surge in overdoses and deaths.

(NBC2, Aug. 15) \"Pharm\" or \"Skittles\" parties among teens are becoming popular, as they once were in the 90's.

(WWMT, Aug. 14) The summer is when unsupervised teens engage in risky behavior.

(Fox News, Aug. 15) Teens who abuse drugs are at a higher risk of suicide, according to a new study. 

(Essence, Aug. 18) Sierra was a straight-A student who graduated early from high school and went to college. 

(5 on Your Side, Aug. 22) Anecdotal evidence suggests that high school athletes who are prescribed an opioid for injuries later develop a habit of taking prescription painkillers for non-medical reasons. 

(CNN, Aug. 7) Several were treated with naloxone, used to combat overdoses from heroin or opiates.

(Geneva Patch, Aug. 8) A 23-year-old Chicago-area man whose drunk driving once caused the death of his two friends has died of a drug overdose.