Article: The scary side of "safe" drugs: if a pal offers friendly help in the form of prescription pills, turn her down--or risk your health.(THE COSMO HEALTH REPORT)

Article: Results of Poll on Prescription Drugs
AP Online;  February 23, 2004 ;     549 words ......difficulty paying for prescription drugs? _Yes, 33 percent _No, 67 percent...difficulty paying for prescription drugs ... _Frequently, 59 percent _Occasionally...Yes have bought prescription drugs from other countries, 13 percent _No have not...

Article: Study finds more teens are abusing prescription drugs; Levels surpass illicit drug use.(NATION)
The Washington Times;  July 8, 2005 ;     462 words ......olds abusing prescription drugs increased 212 percent in the 11 years...adults abusing prescription drugs increased 81 percent, according to...2002, controlled prescription drugs were responsible for 29.9 percent of drug-related...

Article: 40 Percent in U.S. Use Prescription Drugs
AP Online;  December 2, 2004 ;     351 words ......killers _ are all down 1 percent to 3 percent, the analysis said...on health climbed 9.3 percent in 2002 to $1.6 trillion. Prescription drugs, which make up about...price of drugs rose 5 percent, but wider use of medicines...expenditures up 15.3 percent in 2002. Drug ...

Article: Prescription drugs: their use and abuse.
Scholastic Choices;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Prescription drugs have helped millions...probably noticed that prescription drugs come with warnings...certain times, prescription drugs are safe and effective...abuse, and abuse of prescription drugs is not safe. Abuse...teens do not abuse prescription ...

Article: Prescription drugs: their use and abuse.(HEADS UP REAL NEWS ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY)
Junior Scholastic;  February 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Prescription drugs have helped millions...probably noticed that prescription drugs come with warnings...certain times, prescription drugs are safe and effective...abuse, and abuse of prescription drugs is not safe. Abuse...teens do not abuse prescription ...

Article: Prescription drugs: their use and abuse.(HEADS UP: REAL NEWS ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY)
New York Times Upfront;  February 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Prescription drugs have helped millions...probably noticed that prescription drugs come with warnings...certain times, prescription drugs are safe and effective...abuse, and abuse of prescription drugs is not safe. Abuse...teens do not abuse prescription ...

Article: Kids Using Prescription Drugs More
AP Online;  September 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Spending on prescription drugs for those under 19 grew 28 percent last year...spending on prescription drugs rose 16.4 percent to $142 billion...accounted for 8 percent of the total spent on prescription drugs for children, up from 7 percent in 1997...

Article: No quick fixes for the spiraling costs of prescription drugs; Increases of 14.4 percent are likely this year. A key to reining in costs lies with educating both doctor and patient.(The Insider)
Workforce Management;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......and misuse of prescription drugs is billions of...by a hefty 14.1 percent for 2004. What...likely be 14.4 percent this year. It...able to afford prescription drugs if the prices...disorder surged 369 percent for children under...expectations about prescription ...

Article: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS GAIN TRACTION IN CAMPAIGN.(Nation/World)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  October 16, 2000 ;     365 words ...Prescription drugs have been potent medicine...proportion consider prescription drugs a ``very important...groups -- consider prescription drugs very important in...deciding how to vote, 23 percent said education, which...error margin of 3 percentage points. The high cost ...

Article: Poll: Prescription drugs key issue for most voters; 'Very important': Many say that Gore would be better in this area
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  October 16, 2000 ;     478 words ......how to vote, 23 percent said education...margin of three percentage points. The high cost of prescription drugs isn't just a...job of handling prescription drugs for seniors, 46 percent said Democrat...better, and 10 percent of Democrats...split on whether ...

Article: Bad medicine for America Politics and prescription drugs are a dangerous mix, write Joseph Bast and Merrill Matthews
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Prescription drugs and their costs are...draconian price controls on prescription drugs. Price controls have...t work this time on prescription drugs. Instead, they would...median profit (as a percent of revenue) of 18 percent, which indeed is more...Fortune list is Amgen ...

Article: 'For the Last Four Years, One Man has Stood Between America and Lower Cost Prescription Drugs' - New Kerry Ad
U.S. Newswire;  October 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the price of prescription drugs has increased nearly 22 percent since Bush...most-used prescription drugs went up 8.7 percent in 2003 alone...amount to 61 percent of the spending...the bill for prescription drugs. (Alan Sager...

Article: Health-care costs soar to estimated $1.2 trillion; Record: Prescription drugs account for nearly 10% of the bill, with larger shares expected
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 12, 2001 ;     581 words ......trillion, with prescription drugs accounting for nearly 10 percent of the costs...average 12.6 percent every year...patients who need prescription drugs will pay in...Close to 90 percent of that is considered...costs. In 1999, prescription drugs accounted for 9.4 ...

Article: OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BILL THOMAS FULL COMMITTEE HEARING: INTEGRATING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS INTO MEDICARE
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  April 9, 2003 ;     535 words ......Hearing: Integrating Prescription Drugs into Medicare As...modern health care, prescription drugs are often the health...out of pocket on prescription drugs this year. And unfortunately...while spending on prescription drugs will triple. Analysis...spending was up ten ...