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Prescription drugs in public spotlight
Calcutta News.Net
Saturday 4th July, 2009
Since Michael Jackson's death, prescription drugs have come under scrutiny throughout the US.
Many people are believed to be falling victim to prescription drug abuse, with teenagers and young adults amongst the most susceptible.
Many celebrities, including the late actor Heath Ledger and Elvis Presley, were victims of prescription drugs.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has said the problem is not only limited to celebrities, and addiction to prescription medications is becoming more common.
There is a growing belief that physicians should be held more accountable for prescribing drugs that could lead to overdose.
It has been suggested a competency test should be mandatory for doctors prescribing medications that are derived from opium.
In many cases, people do not get drugs from a physician directly, but mostly from family or friends or simply from bottles that have been left in medicine cabinets.  Email this story to a friend
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secret slave
07-05-09, 02:53 PM |
Prescription drugs in public spotlight
salaam,
Read the warning incerts, in any approved drugs,,,as behind the counter or on top or beyond the counter,,
and when any of it passes none blame worthy !
feeamanellaah
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secret slave
07-05-09, 02:55 PM |
READ !
salaam,
Could cause heart failure or liver failure or kidney failure or stroke so was it a combo of relief?
feeamanellaah
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secret slave
07-05-09, 02:56 PM |
So when spelling relief read the warning incerts !
salaam = peace
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secret slave
07-05-09, 02:57 PM |
Prescribed and non prescribed while both hold warning incerts!
salaam = peace
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secret slave
07-05-09, 02:59 PM |
Negative and positive results
salaam = peace
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Anonymous
07-05-09, 03:18 PM |
People w/money will buy anything to satisfy their desires.Over the counter or under the counter. Money talk and people walk. Most of the artist w/lot of money who does not know what to do with it will buy anything just to satisfy their own liking. Artist and muscians are like that as well as sports people w/lot of monies...
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