Prescription Drug Abuse

Published June 27, 2013

Prescription Drug Abuse –

Adult prescription drug use leads to increased poisonings in kids

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(TIME.com) — Parents' prescription-drug use has dangerous implications for kids. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the rise in prescription-medication use among U.S. adults has led to more poisonings among children …
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Prescription drugs: Study says 7 out of 10 Americans are taking at least one

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Almost 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, according to a new study. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center found that 20% of patients were taking five or more medications. RELATED: …
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Cantillon: State still seeking the right medicine to cure overweight drugs' budget

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A report out this morning says that market share of generic drugs has expanded rapidly – doubling between 2010 and 2012 to a point where generics now account for 50 per cent of all prescribed drugs on the GMS scheme, the main avenue of State funding …
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Sheriff's office says Ohio inmate died from overdose of prescription drugs and …

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CINCINNATI — A southwest Ohio sheriff's office says the death of a jail inmate in April was caused by an overdose of prescription drugs he hoarded and heroin likely smuggled in by other inmates. While the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department …
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