Millions of Young Abusing Cough Medicine
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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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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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The UK has seen the fastest rise in antidepressant prescribing to young people, a study of nine countries finds.
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Widely used cold and cough medicines have not been shown to work in anyone younger than 12, government health advisers said Friday, in urging the over-the-counter drugs be studied directly in children.
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The UN says fake prescription drugs are swamping developing nations with sometimes fatal results.
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Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn't be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.
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Nearly 80 percent of young people who are arrested use illegal drugs or alcohol, but fewer than 4 percent receive substance abuse treatment, says a new study.
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Professional baseball&#39;s drug problem taints not only America&#39;s pastime, but a generation of young people who now must wonder if they&#39;ll need performance-enhancing drugs to compete in big-time athletics.
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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.
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Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.
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About 3.1 million Americans ages 12 to 25 -- about 5 percent of that age group -- have at some time used an over-the-counter cough and cold medication to get high, a U.S. government survey to be released on Thursday said.
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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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This article is primarily about the alarming rise in doctors prescribing antidepressant drugs for children, especially in the UK, where the rate has skyrocketed by 68% over just two years.
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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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A new study finds that close to 80 percent of children in U.S. hospitals are receiving drugs that have been approved only for grownups. The growing problem of âoff labelâ prescriptions.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday recommended a ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children younger than 6.
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The number of children and teenagers  taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this  year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal  tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health  Solutions Inc. said on Tuesday.