Nov 30, 2011 ... Those who had smoked marijuana at least once were more than twice as likely to  develop schizophrenia as those who had never smoked pot. The heaviest ..... ( Even if they died from cannabis, that is 23 deaths over 19 years, compared to  more than 100,000 deaths per year from prescription medications!)
About 1.0 percent of people aged 12 or older (2.7 million) had a prescription drug  use disorder in the past year, including 2.0 million people with a pain reliever ...  Compared with prior NSDUH data collection efforts, collecting more detailed  information on the use and misuse of a comprehensive set of prescription drugs  was ...
Jun 8, 2017 ... More Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016 than died in the entirety of the  Vietnam War — the result of the US's opioid epidemic. ... they got doctors to  prescribe products like OxyContin and Percocet in droves — even though the  evidence for opioids treating long-term, chronic pain is very weak (despite ...
May 14, 2012 ... Discover the truth about dangerous types of pharmaceutical drugs like Vioxx,  which is linked to heart attacks and has killed more than 60000 people. ... The  twist to the story is that within weeks of Andrew's death, three other war veterans —all of whom were taking the same drugs Andrew was on—also died ...
Included in the top 10 most-prescribed drugs (from July 2013 to June 2014) are  medications for acid reflux, depression, ADHD, and cholesterol management. ...  Crestor has serious potential side effects, including that of harming fetuses, and  carries the distinct warning that it should not be taken by pregnant women.
About 106,000 soldiers had "a prescription of three weeks or more" for pain, depression or anxiety medication.