HLTH 102 Lecture : Prescription Drugs and Health.
5 May 2012
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Prescription drugs kill far more people than illegal drugs: deaths from prescription drugs are increasing. Overdoses on prescription pain and anxiety medications. Deaths from drugs have doubled among teens. The world in which medicine is producing more ill health than health. Medical progress does more harm than good: death toll is highest in 40 year olds. Parents feel prescription drugs are a safer alternative than drugs from a drug dealer: prescription drugs is one of the most significant health dangers facing people. The modern american medical system has become the leading cause of death and injury: most injuries were preventable, many patients receive multiple prescriptions. More than half the visits to the emergency room were due to reactions to prescription medications. Prescription drugs are the 4th leading cause of death in the usa: average drugs come with a list of 70 potential reactions, around 100 side effects.
