Prescription Drugs
Medication Sharing: The New Addiction Epidemic
October 30, 2018 1:37 pm - Prescription Drugs - Leave your thoughts
Photo by rawpixel Prescription medication and the issue of addiction and accidental overdose caused by pill sharing was recently put under the spotlight by The Conners, also known as the modern-day reboot of the 80s and 90s sitcom Roseanne. In the reboot’s premiere episode, the former main character, Roseanne, dies […]
Prescription Drug Dependency: Fueled by Rampant Commercialism and Television Ads
October 23, 2018 5:27 pm - Prescription Drugs - Leave your thoughts
Prescription medication and advertising. Every election cycle, politicians and political experts try to find a way to manage the epidemic of addiction spreading through the country. Heroin, benzos, Xanax, opiates, alcohol, methamphetamine, and opioids are attacked – rightfully so – and pundits try to create new ways of combating the […]
Prescription Drugs Are Stealing Too Many Brilliant Musicians
September 11, 2018 1:51 pm - Prescription Drugs - 1 Comment
When Michael Jackson unexpectedly died of a prescription overdose in 2009, the world was shocked. Jackson was in the middle of preparing for a major comeback tour that was selling out all over the world and which was predicted to […]
Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse
May 14, 2016 7:51 pm - Prescription Drugs - Leave your thoughts
Know the facts With so many voices, opinions and daily distractions out there it’s important to know the facts. Just ten years ago, in 2006, in the United States alone, 2.6 million people abused prescription drugs for the first time. In that same year 3.3% of 12 – to 17 […]
