A new national report released this week shows that rehab admissions for opiates, alcohol and marijuana increased significantly in the decade from 1999 to 2009.

The most alarming statistics were for opiate addiction treatment, which include the painkillers oxycodone (OxyContin) and hydrocodone (Vicodin).

In 2009 (the most recent year with available figures), prescription drugs accounted for 33 percent of the nearly 500,000 admissions for opiate addiction treatment, compared to 8 percent in 1999.…