Millions of young abusing cough medicine
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About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
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The use of drugs to treat hyperactivity in children has soared worldwide, a US study shows.
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A hidden epidemic is gaining momentum in America, experts say. Children as young as fourth-graders are deliberately inhaling the fumes of dangerous chemicals from a variety of household and office products.
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Manufacturers should  conduct clinical studies to show that over-the-counter cough  and cold medicines are effective in children less than 12 years  old, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.
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More young U.S. adults are abusing prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according to the government's annual report on substance abuse released on Thursday.
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For years, medical experts and desperate parents with teens suffering from depression have argued over the risks of prescribing antidepressants to minors, 520,000 of whom attempt suicide each year.
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Prescription drug abuse is about to exceed the use of illicit street narcotics worldwide, and the shift has spawned a lethal new trade in counterfeit painkillers
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WASHINGTON -- About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
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A further shakeup in the marketplace for cold and cough medicines used billions of times each year in treating the youngest children is likely, as government health advisers weigh options from an outright ban to more study
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Health regulators are taking a new look at the safety of children's over-the-counter cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2, a Food and Drug Administration official said on Friday.
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More children in the world today are being prescribed antidepressants by doctors despite concerns over their safety and efficacy in this age group.
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Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, known
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Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem.
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Children under 2 years old should  not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because  they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health  authorities advised on Thursday.
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Adolescents who are victims of  bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers,  a Danish study shows.
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Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland.
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Common children's cold and cough medicines are coming under scrutiny from federal drug regulators, who say the remedies and their recommended doses have not been studied enough in children