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In 2008, 1.9 million people aged 12 to 17 abused prescription medication, with 1.6 million abusing a prescription pain medication.
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- Parents Numb to Abuse of Narcotic Pain Meds by Youth, Poll Finds
Bad things happen to other people. This is the vision that researchers found when they interviewed parents about teen drug abuse. In a report from the University of Michigan’s Mott Children's Hospital...
- Easy Access of Prescription Drugs Leads to Record Level of Abuse
Health groups and even politicians have called the problem of prescription drug abuse in the United States an epidemic. In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that more A...
- Parents Numb to Abuse of Narcotic Pain Meds by Youth, Poll Finds
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More and more children and adults are dying from prescription drug abuse.
Consequences of Rx Drug Misuse
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The tragic consequences that come with improper drug disposal are highlighted again in the case of the recent toddler visiting his grandma at her nursing home. The toddler was exposed to a fentanyl patch that had been improperly discarded, according to FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg.
Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Drugs is Dangerous
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The recent death of Whitney Houston has brought the danger of mixing prescription medications with alcohol back to the fore. While it will be some time yet before official toxicology reports determine the cause of the star’s death, the presence of alcohol and Xanax in her hotel room has led to early conclusions that the combination of these substances is responsible for her demise.
Deaths from Prescription Drugs Top Car Crashes and Illegal Drugs
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In just over three decades, the number of people who have lost their lives to prescription painkillers in the U.S. has risen to a level six times higher than in 1980, prompting officials to wonder if the message about prescription drugs is really getting through. Experts are also noting in recent articles that the evidence is clear: While illegal drugs like cocaine or heroin used to be responsible for the most drug-related deaths, today the culprit is abuse of prescription drugs.
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