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"Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of primary sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic. Extensive book and periodical bibliographies and a list of organizations to contact are also included"--

"Current Controversies: Prescription Drugs: This series covers today's most current national and international issues and the most important opinions of the past and present. The purpose of the series is to introduce readers to all sides of contemporary controversies"--

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English
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198

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JUVENILE NONFICTION, Drugs, Drug abuse, Social Issues, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse, Juvenile literature, Substance-Related Disorders, Prevention, Drugs, juvenile literature, Drug abuse, juvenile literature
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Table of Contents

Are people taking too many unnecessary prescription drugs? Yes: prescription drugs are promoted for conditions that do not warrant them. Pharmaceutical companies push doctors to prescribe unnecessary drugs / Paul J. Rosch ; The pharmaceutical industry influences government, consumers, and medical professionals / Drugwatch.com ; So young and so many pills / Anna Wilde Mathews
No: many people do not take enough medication to protect their health. Insufficient or improper use of prescription drugs wastes billions of dollars / Christian Nordqvist
Giving drugs to healthy people can prevent them from developing serious illness / Dean Herbert ; Pharmacists key to improving mediocre medication adherence levels / Daniel Weiss.
Are prescription drug prices unjustifiably high? Overview: many factors influence the cost of prescription drugs / Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Yes: The prices of prescription drugs are excessive. Pharmaceutical companies make too much profit on expensive drugs / Mary Hiers ; Prescription drugs cost what the market will bear / Jessica Wapner ; Prescription drug prices are increased by unnecessary regulations / Devon M. Herrick
No: high prescription drug prices are justifiable. New drugs cost so much to develop that pharmaceutical companies make little profit / Derek Lowe ; Obamacare vs. drug innovation / William S. Smith.
How serious is the problem of prescription drug abuse? Many people are addicted to drugs that were prescribed for them in the past / Randy Turner ; One in four teens admits to having misused or abused a prescription drug / Cassie Goldberg ; A new prescription for fighting drug abuse / Ron Schachter ; Let's end the prescription drug death epidemic / Sanjay Gupta ; Fraud involving prescription drug abuse is a problem for employers / Jay Krueger ; The Federal Government is taking action to reduce prescription drug abuse / Executive Office of the President of the United States.
What other problems are occurring with prescription drugs? Children are being accidentally poisoned by adults' prescription drugs / Steven Reinberg ; Babies are being born addicted to prescription drugs / Associated Press ; Prescription drug residue harms wildlife and the environment / Sonia Shah ; Counterfeit prescription drugs are often sold and can be deadly / Richard Console ; Increasing shortages of prescription drugs put patients at risk / Jill Wechsler ; Doctors receive incentives for promoting untested uses of existing drugs / Kathleen Sharp ; Proposals to allow more drugs to be sold without a prescription are controversial / Robert Goldberg.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188) and index.

Series
Current controversies series, Current controversies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
615.1
Library of Congress
RM301.17 .P74 2014, RM301.17.P74 2014

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198 pages
Number of pages
198

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OL27300233M
ISBN 10
0737768886, 0737768894
ISBN 13
9780737768886, 9780737768893
LCCN
2013047499
OCLC/WorldCat
857711668

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