[USA] TEENS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS : An Analysis of Recent Trends on the Emerging Drug Threat / US. OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, FEBRUARY 2007
PDF - http://www.mediacampaign.org/teens/brochure.pdf
"A number of national studies and published reports indicate that the intentional abuse of prescription drugs, such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives, to get high is a growing concern—particularly among teens—in the United States. In fact, among young people ages 12-17, prescription drugs have become the second most abused illegal drug, behind marijuana."