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Americans That Are Prescribed Drugs From Doctors, How Many Actually Fill and Follow the Prescription?
Question by Ratlinram: Americans that are prescribed drugs from doctors, how many actually fill and follow the prescription?
Yes, I am trying to get a creditable statistic.
Best answer:
Answer by vv
It’s hard to put a figure on this.
I should think that about 90% of prescriptions are filled when originally written and that (absent a financial problem) about 75% of those religiously follow directions as written and take all their medications.
There is an outfit on the West Coast that keeps these stats; IMS.
Answer by Kaytee Dee
“The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that close to 20 percent of people (48 million) over the age of 12 in the U.S. have used prescription drugs for non-medical purposes.”
Just search for “prescription abuse statistics”. I’m sure you’ll get lots of hits.
Old Drug Making a Comeback as ‘Molly’ – WXIA-TV
Old drug making a comeback as ‘Molly’ – WXIA-TV
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Old drug making a comeback as 'Molly'
WXIA-TV MDMA's euphoric effects, which last three to six hours, include enhanced sensation, empathy and increased energy, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But coming down from such a great high can result in dehydration, nausea, chills and … Ecstasy makes a dangerous comeback as Molly |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
As Colorado Legalizes Pot, Hopes Soar in Other States – KSDK
As Colorado legalizes pot, hopes soar in other states – KSDK
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As Colorado legalizes pot, hopes soar in other states
KSDK The nation should create school-based drug abuse programs, "so that kids don't have to drop out to get treatment," said Dr. Christian Thurstone, medical director of a drug abuse clinic in Denver. In the Denver area, so many more children need treatment … Should N.J. Mirror Colorado and Legalize Recreational Pot? [POLL] Marijuana shops enter second day of retail sales Journal Denver Bureau |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Drug abuse by kids high in NE – Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta Telegraph |
Drug abuse by kids high in NE
Calcutta Telegraph Guwahati, Jan. 2: A national study on drug abuse among children has found Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram having the highest percentage of heroin, inhalants and injectable drug users respectively. The study, conducted by the All India Institute of … |
Marijuana Opposition Describes Drug's Dark Side as Oregon Legalization Effort …
Marijuana opposition describes drug's dark side as Oregon legalization effort …
In a conference call with reporters from across the country, the group, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, cited higher rates of marijuana use and addiction among young people, particularly teens. It also described widespread availability of marijuana …
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Marijuana use rising among American teens
Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …
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Up in Smoke: Marijuana use rising among American teens
Not that it wasn't predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana …
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Substance Abuse Far Higher in Mentally Ill – Times of India
Substance abuse far higher in mentally ill – Times of India
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Substance abuse far higher in mentally ill
Times of India There were similar findings with heavy marijuana use: 50 per cent of people with psychotic disorders used marijuana regularly, versus 18 per cent in the general population. Half of those with mental illness also used other illicit drugs, while the rate … Mentally Ill Patients Abuse Alcohol, Tobacco, And Drugs More Than The General … Alcohol, tobacco, drug use far higher in severely mentally ill |
Drug Abuse Statistics – Google News
Teens and pot use: Parents, here’s what you need to talk about – Denver Post
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Teens and pot use: Parents, here's what you need to talk about
Denver Post The 2013 Monitoring the Future survey, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that from 2005 to 2013, the percentage of high school students seeing great risk from being a regular marijuana user has fallen among eighth-graders from 74 … |
Interview With Nora Volkow, NIDA
Interview with Nora Volkow, NIDA – Interview with Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who gave a plenary talk at the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatmen…