American workers switch from cocaine to prescription opiates as drug of choice

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It used to be that drug users hit the streets to get their drug of choice. But today, getting high is as easy as hitting up your local pharmacy.

According to a new report by Quest Diagnostics Inc., a Madison, Wisc.-based diagnostic testing company, prescription opiate use among American workers and job applicants has increased by 40 percent since 2005, and is only continuing to rise.

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