prescription drug addiction
prescription drug addiction
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by Rod - 2008-09-17
The number of people 50 or older abusing prescription drugs could increase 190 percent over the next two decades, leading to unprecedented levels of elderly Americans succumbing to prescription drug a...
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by GLORIA MACTAGGART - 2008-09-17
In the last year or two, Ohio has seen a significant increase in heroin addiction and the deaths, crime, illness and ruined lives that go with it. Why the sudden problem? Some experts feel it's la...
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by Gloria MacTaggart - 2008-10-01
Is America playing into the hands of big pharma? According to the latest statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), prescription drugs have officially beco...
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by ROD MACTAGGART - 2008-10-02
Millions of American children are being force-fed prescription drugs that most of them -- and some experts think all of them -- don't need, opening the door to potential drug abuse, dependence and...
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by Rod - 2008-10-04
Over the past few years the dangers of prescription drugs have been widely publicized by the deaths of celebrities like Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith, both of whom died as a result of overdoses a...
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by Gloria MacTaggart - 2008-10-10
People assume that if a drug is approved by the FDA, it's safe. Obviously that's not the case. If it were, we wouldn't be facing a prescription drug addiction and abuse epidemic. What many people don'...
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by GLORIA MACTAGGART - 2008-10-13
Every now and then we use new ideas, products or services to better our lives only to find out later that they're dangerous. Asbestos, thalidomide and plastics (now the subject of many lawsuits) a...
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by GLORIA MACTAGGART - 2008-10-14
When going to a doctor for help, most of us assume that the drug the doctor gives us will work and will be safe. In other words, the drug's been tested, the correct dosage determined, and any reas...
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by ROD MACTAGGART - 2008-10-24
Remember the scenes in TV shows and movies where the evil drug pusher in the school yard offers kids a free sample of his deadly wares, sort of a "loss leader" to get kids addicted and coming back...
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by Rod - 2008-10-31
On the picturesque eastern shores of Lake Michigan, where rural Oceana County, MI, is home to more asparagus and cherry trees than people, dozens of young adults have gone to rehab, and one has alread...