"Pharmers" market thriving on state's campuses
Abuse of prescription drugs becoming a huge but undocumented problem
The Denver Post (CO) February 27, 2005
By Monte Whaley and George Merritt, Staff Writers
"...Easy to come by, prescription drugs are passed around college campuses
like candy, students say. You can buy them for $5 or less per pill, get a
prescription from an unsuspecting doctor or purchase them online.
"Students call it "pharming" - the illicit exchange of prescription drugs
between friends or buyers. And authorities and health officials in
Colorado say the phenomenon is thriving like never before..."
Full article available at http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2734962,00.html#.
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