Prescription Drugs Abuse News Headlines

• Abuse of prescription drugs surges across globe
  MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:59 EST
  
• Prescription Abuse to Pass Illicit Drugs
  ABC News - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:57 EST
  
• Teen abuse of prescription pills persists
  MSNBC - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:02 EST
  
• Prescription drug prices soar for U.S. seniors
  MSNBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:33 EST
  
• UN warns of 'lethal' fake drugs
  BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:27 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• FDA drops plan for prescription drug watch list
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:40 EST
  
• Community Pharmacists Urge Medicaid To Preserve Patient Access To Prescription Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• More Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs
  MedicineNet - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Debate Over Children and Psychiatric Drugs
  New York Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:20 EST
  
• Residents In Disaster Areas Face Medication Adherence Dilemmas
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Taken As Prescribed, Addiction Risk Is Low
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• 37 Packages Of Canadian Prescription Drugs Seized In South Florida
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Tennessee Has Highest Rate Of Prescription Drug Use In U.S., Study Finds
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Prescription drug plan unaffordable: official
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:05 EST
  
• Brand name drug prices soar for seniors: AARP
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:59 EST
  
• Brand name drug prices soar for seniors -- AARP
  Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:13 EST
  
• Drug companies' use of TV ads for prescription drugs flayed
  The Earth Times - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:34 EST
  
• Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• AARP: Prescription Drug Prices Up
  WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• New AIDS drugs offer hope for long-term patients
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:47 EST
  
• Exercise, Diet, Supplements Play Role In Lowering Cholesterol Without Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Some brains are wired for substance abuse: Study
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:42 EST
  
• Some men don't believe sex abuse victims
  The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:10 EST
  
• Men Who Haven't Been Victims Less Likely To Believe Child Sex Abuse Claims
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Use of hyperactivity drugs soars
  BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:49 EST
  
• In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:21 EST
  
• In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:15 EST
  
• Studies Examine Medication Prices, Language Services Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• British Psychiatrists Learning To Ask About Child Abuse
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Formularies Needed To Reduce Medication Prices Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, Opinion Piece States
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Independent Pharmacists' Lobby Says Proposed Medicaid Rule Changing Calculations For Prescription Drug Reimbursements Could Affect Members' Business
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• OFT Study: UK Medicines Prices Provide Good Value For Money For NHS
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• 2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight
  New York Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:56 EST
  
• Addict brain 'designed for drugs'
  BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:18 EST
  
• JAMA Commentaries Discuss Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Coverage Gap Solutions, Cutting Waste In U.S. Health Care System
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:29 EST
  
• U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:49 EST
  
• Health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:26 EST
  
• Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA warns drugmakers over unapproved headache drugs
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:22 EST
  
• New Super-Thin Technology Could Speed The Development Of Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Drugs Without Side Effects A Possibility For Alzheimer's
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Tennessee's CoverRX Program Halts Enrollment Because Of High Demand
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Two Experimental Drugs Aimed At Controlling Viral Loads Among HIV-Positive People Who Have Developed Drug Resistance Show Promise, Researchers Say
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Trump Nitroglycerin For Heart Protection
  ScienceDaily - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• FDA wants ADHD drugs to carry patient advisory guides on risks
  The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:26 EST
  
• Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time
  Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:13 EST
  
• Medicare Benefit Appears to Slow Spending Growth on Drugs
  Washington Post - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• AHF To Petition FDA To Reject Pfizer's Request To Sell Erectile Dysfunction Drug Without Prescription
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Toward Powerful New Anticancer Drugs With New Ways Of Targeting Tumors
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Fifth Annual Conference On College Depression
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Task Force Recommends Against Use Of Aspirin And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs To Prevent Colorectal Cancer
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA Pulls 15 Migraine Drugs off Market
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• UN Warns Of Growing Problem Of Potentially Fatal Counterfeit Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:39 EST
  
• Many parents don't recognize drug abuse
  The Earth Times - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:34 EST
  
• Men Who Haven't Been Victims Less Likely To Believe Child Sex Abuse Claims
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time
  Reuters - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:10 EST
  
• Moderate drinking may benefit elderly men
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:19 EST
  
• Alternative Treatments For Depression: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) May Improve Mood, But Awaits FDA Approval
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• One in seven have taken diet pills
  The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:34 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
  
• FDA Pulls 15 Migraine Drugs off Market
  WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Addiction And The Brain -- Are We Hard-wired To Abuse Drugs?
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Doctors Warned About Common Drugs for Pain
  Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Toward Powerful New Anticancer Drugs With New Ways Of Targeting Tumors
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Smoking-cessation drugs work past target
  The Earth Times - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:39 EST
  
• FDA Announces Initiatives To Improve Prescription Drug Safety, Public Education
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
  
• Research Supports Medicinal Marijuana
  Washington Post - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• PCMA: Seniors Flocking To Lower-Cost Generic Drugs In Medicare Part D
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Single Gene May Defend Bacteria From Antibiotics And Infection
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Warning over children who abuse
  BBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:02 EST
  
• WP: Research supports medicinal marijuana
  MSNBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:28 EST
  
• Study Advances Evidence for Receptor’s Role in Alcohol Pleasure and Problems - March - 06, 2007
  National Institutes of Health - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:40 EST
  
• FDA Pulls 15 Migraine Drugs Off Market
  MedicineNet - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• CQ's Carey Discusses Mental Health Parity, Genetic Antidiscrimination, Tobacco Product Regulation, Market Entry Of Generic Drugs
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Hospital Trustees Begin To Focus On Patient Safety
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Smoking alters brain 'like drugs'
  BBC - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:43 EST
  
• Senate Bill Would Require Online Pharmacies To Be Licensed By FDA
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:57 EST
  
• Bush administration defends Medicare drug program
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:12 EST
  
• Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs
  New York Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:56 EST
  
• Diabetes Drug May Up Bone Fractures
  WebMD - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:56 EST
  
• Diabetes Drug May Up Bone Fractures
  WebMD - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Study shows near-tripling of global ADHD drug use
  Reuters - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:23 EST
  
• A Dangerous Mix
  Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Painkiller Drug Development Is Booming, New Report Shows - But Pharmas Should Do Comparative Testing, Suggests Queen's Anesthesiologist
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Brazilians Worst Abusers of Slimming Pills
  The Earth Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:44 EST
  
• ADHD drug use rises worldwide
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:22 EST
  
• $100 Billion Of US And European Pharmaceutical Company Revenues Threatened By Generic Drugs Forecasts URCH Publishing
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Court To Hear Appeal In Lawsuit On Experimental Prescription Drug Access
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
  
• New AIDS drugs fight resistant HIV
  MSNBC - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:06 EST
  
• "Side Effects May Not Include..."
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• NIDA Begins Its First-Ever Public Discussion on Pain Relief and Addiction - March - 05, 2007
  National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:51 EST
  
• Teen prescription drug abuse reportedly holding steady
  CNN - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:57 EST
  
• Smoking changes brain the same way as drugs
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:21 EST
  
• Smoking changes brain the same way as drugs: study
  Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:14 EST
  
• Democratic Lawmakers Introduce Legislation To Reform FDA, Increase Prescription Drug Regulation
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Smoking changes brain like drugs
  MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:39 EST