In states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, some of the latest research shows that Medicare claims for prescription medications are on the decline. Astudy publishedthis week in Health Affairs finds that expenditures for Medicare Part D &nda… Read article here: High Times
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Med-Pot Patients Turn Away from Prescription Pills, Booze
Patients with access to pot typically reduce their consumption of prescription pills, booze and hard drugs. Read article here: High Times
Anti-Addiction Groups: FDA Policies Contribute to Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Anti-addiction activists are calling for the Food and Drug Administration's top official to step down, saying the agency's policies have contributed to a national epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse. High Times
Prescription Painkiller Deaths Up Again, FDA Cool With It
Overdose deaths from powerful painkillers are still rising in the US, but not like they used to — probably because of new restrictions on methadone, according to government scientists. High Times
American Workforce Stoned on Prescription Medicine
Overall, the use of illegal drugs among the American workforce is on the decline, but a new report indicates there has been a strong upsurge within the past decade of employees testing positive for prescription amphetamines and painkillers. High Times
Interactive OD: Watch Prescription Opiates Kill Americans
The prescription painkiller epidemic continues to spiral out of control across the United States, according to a new study, which paints a frightening portrait of the deadly beast known as opiate addiction. High Times
Prescription Drugs Cause More Roadside Fatalities Than Weed
Although there is an overwhelming sense of concern these days that a plague of stoned driving will ultimately snuff out the innocent women and children in this country, a recent study published this week in Public Health Reports indicates the terror along the roadways of … High Times
Rise in American Elderly Hooked on Prescription Drugs
Prescription painkillers are notorious for abuse and addiction. And with many medical issues most commonly affecting the elderly, pharmaceutical addiction has never been easier to fall into and harder to climb out of. In fact, in 2012, the average number of senior citizen… High Times
California’s Prescription Drug Epidemic
Whether it’s an upper or downer, from Oxycontin to Adderall, many yearning for a high are under the deadly illusion that pharmaceutical drugs are safer than illegal substances. Subsequently, like most of the US, Los Angeles is seeing record overdoses of people abusi… High Times
Ireland to Allow Sativex by Prescription
Doctors in Ireland could be allowed to prescribe a pharmaceutical form of medical marijuana later this year. While the Irish Medicines Board approved the use ofSativexin April, the government has delayed authorizing doctors to prescribe thecannabinoid-co… High Times