The vast majority of medical professionals — including practicing internists, family physicians and general practitioners — believe prescription drug abuse is a significant problem in their community, ...

In recent years, there has been increased concern about the growing misuse of prescription drugs, especially opioids. Prescription drug misuse refers to the use of a prescription medication in a way ...

The rate of prescription drug abuse has been on the rise not just in Lane County, but nationally said Emily Buff Bear, community health analyst for Lane County Public Health. To help raise awareness ...

Many people are speculating that Michael Jackson may have died from an overdose of prescription pain killers like Demerol and Oxycontin. But regardless of the outcome of his autopsy, Michael Jackson's ...

Bullock emphasized that prescription painkillers also have appropriate medical uses. "These are very important, legitimate drugs and there are individuals in our communities that depend on them." ...

More than 300,000 people died from drug poisoning in the U.S. between 1999 and 2009. That first year, opioid analgesics—drugs like methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone—were responsible for 21 percent ...

In response to the growing prescription drug abuse problem, the American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a prescription drug policy, according to an ASAM news release. The policy recommends ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prescription drugs is growing rapidly around the world, with more people abusing legal narcotics than heroin, cocaine and ecstasy combined, the United Nations global drugs ...

While the sale and use of illegal and illicit drugs has long been a problem in rural upstate New York, local law enforcement and health officials say the problem has grown rapidly in recent years. The ...