Prescription Drug Abuse Called an Epidemic

Prescription Drug Abuse Called an Epidemic – Prescription drugs are suspected as a cause in Michael Jackson’s death. If the autopsy’s toxicology report confirms that suspicion, Jackson would be just one of many who fall victim to prescription drug abuse. Because medications are regulated differently from country to country, there are few global statistics on addiction to prescription drugs. In the United States, teenagers and young adults are reported to be most susceptible. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee explores the problem and looks at what can be done to fight it.

Cancer Drug Shortage Harms Kids

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Mechlorethamine had been part of a common chemotherapy regimen for Hodgkin's since the 1960s, but experts believed the drug cyclophosphamide would perform equally well. The statistics in the analysis tell another story, however, with two-year remission …
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Prison heist as South Australian inmates sue over frivolous matters

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An Adelaide Remand Centre inmate filed suit against the department, claiming he had contracted Hepatitis C from hairclippers used in the facility. The case was dropped after the department proved the inmate had a long history of intravenous drug use …
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Antipsychotics in Older Patients: Time to Reconsider?

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Antipsychotics are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but are commonly used off-label for other kinds of psychosis, especially in older people. One of the largest segments of the older …
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