Choose a side

The position paper I am writing on is prescription drug addiction vs severe pain.

One of the resources I am using is an article titled "Prescription Oxycontin Abuse Among Patients Entering Addiction Treatment". Basically the article shows research done by several doctors who prescribed medication to patients who had to then enter into drug treatment facilities because of abuse.

I chose an opposing view point titled "The Media Have Exaggerated the Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis". This author states that prescription drug abuse is not as bad as the media likes to tell people it is, and do not offer accurate information on these drugs and their benefits.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services conducted a survey and found a decrease in teen drug abuse of illegal "street drugs" and an increase in prescription drug abuse in young adults.

All of these articles have usable information for me to however, I would like to find others stating what the government and doctors are attempting to do about the new found love of addicts in prescription drug abuse.