Legal drug craze is new killer - World news - The Observer Last week's news that actor Heath Ledger, right, died from an overdose of prescription tablets shed light on a startling new trend - misuse of over-the-counter pills now kills more Americans than illegal…
Prescription Drug Addiction - Mahalo Prescription Drug Addiction is a physical and psychological dependence to prescription drugs. Prescription drugs can be abused or used for recreational purposes, which can alter brain activity and lead to addiction. Fast Fac
Software Detects Possible Link Between Childhood Attention-Deficit Disorder, Adult Drug Addiction UC Irvine College of Medicine researchers made a surprising find recently: Many drug addicts had a childhood history of attention-deficit disorder. And while this discovery may prove invaluable for treating ADD and drug abuse, it was how the researchers came across this link that immediately interested them.