prescription drugs

So you know the saying, right? Stuff flows downhill? Myron Erickson knows a lot about that "stuff."He heads up the sewage treatment plant that sits along…

The number of Michigan deaths from drug overdose has tripled since 1999. The majority of these deaths were caused by prescription drugs.Michigan has the…

We excrete these drugs or dump them down the drain, and they find their way into our water.Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in rivers…

Three out of four 14-year-olds who have been prescribed medication during the last six months have had unsupervised access to the drugs.That's according…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is asking, "Got Drugs?"As part of a "National Prescription Drug Take Back Day" the Michigan State Police and the DEA will…

Clearing up voter confusion"The ACLU of Michigan is trying to clear up confusion about who can vote in the upcoming November election. ACLU attorney…

Congress is trying to speed up the review process for new medicines and devices while still keeping them safe. A bill before the House would increase the…

A new Michigan State University study finds the peak of teen misuse of prescription drugs comes earlier than previously believed.MSU researchers say teen…

Michigan doctors say they are spending too much time writing prescriptions for their patients.‘Prior authorization’ was intended to reduce the cost to…

Michigan’s pharmacists are encouraging people to clean out their medicine cabinets. Paul Jensen is the president of the Michigan Pharmacists Association.…