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My Story (Part Five): I Want Off of the Drugs (Prescription Drugs-LOL) by ChyvonneB Facebook Posted Wed 28 Oct 2009 2:04pm anxiety, shakiness, etc. So, my doctors gave me anti-anxiety medications. None of those worked. Xanax looked at me and laughed. In fact, in retrospect, these drugs may have made Read on »
Prescription Drugs Special Report: Drug Abuse and the Elderly by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert Posted Tue 13 Apr 2010 7:13am Prescription drug abuse is not just something that happens in the young. People over age 65 also are at risk for drug abuse — and perhaps even more so. That’s because Americans age 65 and older make up 13% of the population but consume about one third of all prescription drugs. Older individuals also take more potentially addictive medications than Read on »
About Addiction: Drug Marketing, Prescription Drug Use, and Binge drinking by Adi Jaffe Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 9:20am Drug Marketing to teens? The Guardian – Drug marketing has been trying to target the youthful population in order to get new generations of consumers to buy products for generations to come. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read on »
Prescription Drug Addiction by Methods of Healing Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Posted Tue 13 Apr 2010 5:32am A growing problem that is not always taken seriously is Prescription Drug Addiction.  Many assume that since a medication was prescribed by a doctor that taking... amount of a medication Using prescription medications that were prescribed for others What Causes Prescription Drug Dependency? The effect on the brain of prescription Read on »
Prescription Drug Ads - Your Hel... by Trisha Torrey Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 10:28pm Prescription Drug Ads - Your Help Needed Posted by Trisha Torrey No comments yet! » Read on »
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise by Anthony Cirillo Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Thu 18 Nov 2010 9:00am to a report from the CDC. The most commonly prescribed drugs for seniors were cholesterol-lowering statins. Approximately 76% of seniors take two or more prescription drugs, while 37... Nearly 90% of older adults reported taking at least one prescription drug in the past month, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Read on »
Prescription Drug Abuse Addiction by Shilah C. Azib Posted Sat 14 Aug 2010 8:44am that listed her various doctor appointments along with what prescription medications they would prescribe for her. Prescription drug abuse is just as serious as heroin drug addiction... Prescription drug abuse is on the rise and many more people are finding themselves with an addiction to those prescripton drugs. Think about how you feel when you Read on »
Campaign targets teen prescription drug abuse - CNN.com by Rudy S. Patient Expert Posted Tue 30 Sep 2008 2:47pm 1 Comment This is an important issue Link: Campaign targets teen prescription drug abuse - CNN.com. Read on »
Prescription Drugs - Information, by Greg T. Patient Expert Posted Sun 25 Jan 2009 5:46pm Drugs.com | Prescription Drugs - Information, Interactions & Side Effects If you're ever looking for a good website on prescription drugs, try drugs.com . It's a very easy to use web site with drug interaction information in a very easy to read format. Read on »
Teen Abuse of Prescription Drugs: How Many Teens Are Doing It? What Are the Risks? What Should Parents Do? by RaisingTeens Posted Tue 02 Nov 2010 5:55am at Drugfree.org (as well as other reputable national studies) as many as one in five teens say they have taken a prescription drug without having a prescription for it. This behavior cuts across geographic, racial, ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries. Why are some teens abusing prescription drugs? For a variety of reasons. To party and get high, in some cases Read on »