Prescription drug abuse grows in U.S.
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More young U.S. adults are abusing  prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according  to the government&#39;s annual report on substance abuse released  on Thursday.
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More than 1.5 million Americans are injured every year by drug errors in hospitals, nursing homes and doctor's offices, a count that doesn't even estimate patients' own medication mix-ups, says a report that calls for major steps to increase patient safety.
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Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.
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Although the volume of prescription drugs and drug ingredients coming into the country from foreign manufacturers in developing nations such as India and China has exploded in recent years, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will be lower in 20...
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Despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, a Pew study finds that not many Americans buy prescription drugs through the internet. Most feel drugs purchased online are not as safe.
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Medication errors made in hospitals and clinics around the country harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year, according to a study by the National Academy of Sciences.
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In these times when Michigan residents, like most Americans, are struggling to meet the escalating cost of prescription drugs, state officials are offering needed assistance.
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NEW YORK  - Unintentional deaths due to drug poisoning -- primarily with prescription drugs -- increased by 68 percent between 1999 and 2004, and is second only to motor vehicle crashes as a cause of death from unintentional injury in the US, investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
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Few American adults have bought prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, according to a new study released on Sunday.
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Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.
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Parents of kids on prescription drugs  for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more  likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an  analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.
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As overall healthcare costs continue to rise sharply, prescription drugs have emerged as a surprising exception.
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Growth in prescription drug use among younger adults for heart disease-related conditions, such has high cholesterol and high blood pressure, is outpacing that among older adults, according to a study by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut pharmacists are adding their voices to those warning about the risks of importing prescription drugs.
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Scientists are hunting new ways to help millions of pain sufferers &#151; from addiction-resistant narcotics to using brain scanners for biofeedback &#151; amid a worrisome rise in abuse of today's top prescription painkillers.
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Americans, long considered one of the most medicated peoples in the world, are swallowing more pills than ever, according to a report released on Thursday by the US government.
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The administration said legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.