Prescription Drugs apparently kill more than illegal drugs, according to a recent Florida study

It’s Friday night after work. You have to stop by your local pharmacy to pick up your prescription because you would rather spend your weekend doing more enjoyable things. When you arrive, there is a line of at least 10 people waiting. You stand there, toe tapping impatiently, checking your watch, thinking about meeting up with your friends or family later and feeling nothing but frustration at these crowds. Before you write the rush off as another busy Friday evening, consider that the busy nature of the pharmacy might not be due to everyone wanting to stand in line and stare at the back of someone else’s head, but an indicator of a dangerous and growing trend here in the United States.

If you’re like many of us, you have heard many horror stories about illegal drugs like heroin or cocaine, and how they lead to addiction, overdoses and sometimes death. Scary as illegal drugs may be, prescription drugs and their abuse are becoming even scarier. People are abusing drugs prescribed to them by their doctor, and many are not living to tell the tale.

(more…)