The accessibility of prescription drugs and the abuse of over the counter medications is fueling a rise of young addicts, who, the Jackson Recovery Centers prevention specialist said, often use ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing number of teenagers and young adults are abusing prescription drugs, a government report says, with non-medical use of pain relievers and tranquilizers reaching record ...

"Grandma and Grandpa's medicine cabinet is full of medications; it's like a little store." However, abusing prescription medications is just as dangerous as illicit drug abuse, McNally said. Without ...

Prescription drug abuse is decreasing in the United States, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In 2011, a survey shows around six million ...

Prescription drugs have become unaffordable. The Department of Health and Human Services found that spending on medications increased by $83 billion from 2016 to 2021, and 14% of Medicare ...

Prescription painkillers are creating a massive public-health crisis. Since 1990, deaths in the U.S. from unintentional drug overdoses have increased by over 500%. Most of this rise can be attributed ...

Editor’s Note: The follow column was originally published Dec. 27, 2019. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in ...

…Rallies Students, Teachers, Against MenaceLagos State Government has intensified its campaign against substance abuse among young people, warning that emerging threats such as synthetic drugs, ...

The number of teenagers and young adults abusing prescription drugs is on the rise, according to a government report released on January 16, 2003. Nearly 3 million people aged 12 to 17 used ...

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