prescription drugs

Young people ages 12 to 17 used less marijuana and cocaine in 2007 but abused prescription drugs more, according to new federal government figures that track drug, alcohol and tobacco use.

(Society for Prevention Research) A new study in the peer-reviewed journal, Prevention Science, finds that college freshmen believe that nonmedical use of prescription drugs like pain killers and stimulants is less risky than cocaine, but more risky than marijuana.

Study also describes types of students who are most likely to engage in nonmedical use of prescription drugs.

ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- The patient's name on the prescription bottle may bear little resemblance to the identity of the person actually swallowing the pill.

Apparently there's a lot of risky sharing and borrowing of these medications.

Parents who fail to monitor their school-age children's activities and leave prescription drugs within easy reach play a major contributing role in teen drug abuse, according to a new survey.

A growing number of teenagers say it's easier to illegally obtain prescription drugs than to buy beer, according to a survey published today.

District officials are enforcing new guidelines for prescription drugs for thousands of Medicaid patients, leaving many doctors complaining that it is more difficult for sick people to receive some medicines and that some people's health is being endangered.

WASHINGTON -- Congress is kicking around the idea of funding ostensible truth squads to disseminate unbiased reports on prescription drugs in an effort to counter claims made by drug company representatives.

When you're pregnant, or thinking about getting pregnant, there are so many things to consider: Are you ready emotionally?

Financially? Physically? Once you've addressed those issues, many other important questions remain -- including this one: Are your prescription drugs safe for you to take while...

We're all pretty much accustomed by now to seeing TV ads for prescription drugs. They're a genre unto themselves: the healthy-looking folks who have benefited from some new medicine frolicking and gazing happily at one another, the serene music, the rapid-fire recitation of terrifying side effects...

If you pay cash for prescription drugs, you may want to shop around before you buy.