Wednesday, August 14, 2013

One in 10 Americans have taken drugs prescribed for others: poll

A pharmacy employee looks for medication as she works to fill a prescription while working at a pharmacy in New York By Lindsay Dunsmuir NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kurt is a 32-year-old IT systems administrator from Des Moines, Iowa. He has a colleague who had been prescribed "ridiculous amounts" of Vicodin for a chronic back problem. His colleague offered him some of the pills. Soon Kurt was taking them three to four times a week to get high and relax. "I had been prescribed Vicodin before so I knew the effects," he said. "I would come home, take a couple and pour myself a drink, to help me unwind." He is not alone. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/one-10-americans-taken-drugs-prescribed-others-poll-050324076.html

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