The Minnesota Lawyer reports that prescription drugs are now the second most commonly abused substance among lawyers surveyed by the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs. Alcohol is still the most common.

Prescription drugs accounted for as many matters handled by the state programs as cocaine, methamphetamines and heroin, according to a new report in the ABA Journal:

When asked to provide a breakdown of the type of substance abuse and addiction issues handled by the lawyer assistance programs, the averages were: 75 percent of the substance abuse/addiction issues concerned alcohol, 10 percent concerned prescription drugs, 5 percent concerned cocaine, 3 percent concerned marijuana, 2 percent concerned methamphetamine, 2 percent concerned hallucinogenic drugs, and 1 percent concerned heroin. Over-the-counter drugs and “other” accounted for the other 2 percent.

The most common prescription drug issue concerned pain medication, a problem, on average, in 74 percent of such cases.

The most common mental health issues were depression (41 percent) and anxiety disorders (23 percent).