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Sheff, David. "Solving the Prescription Drug Misuse Tragedy." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 08 May 2013. Web. 08 May 2013.

     In this article written by David Sheff, he discusses the severity of the prescription drug abuse problem among college students in America. He talks about how many young adults are under the impression that prescription drugs is a form of harm reduction, and that because they are coming from a doctor that they are not as bad as other illicit drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine, or cocaine. Sheff uses bold  examples and statistics to argue that these prescription drugs are just as dangerous and deadly as the kind you buy on a street corner. In some cases, once an individual is addicted to say 'oxycontin' (a prescription pill that is an opiate) it can become hard to find these drugs and many resort to harder street drugs such as heroin. In the article Sheff goes on to present the light at the end of the tunnel. He shares that the Clinton Foundation is taking a pledge to combat this issue through their 'Health Matters Foundation' and that their is hope for a solution to this problem.