College students now use prescription drugs more than any other illicit drugs, excluding marijuana and exams are often a time in which students pop a pill or two for an advantage, according to recent studies. A Sept. 3 study published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that college freshmen think prescription pills are more harmful than drugs like alcohol and marijuana but ...

Durham, NC -- Undergraduates who illegally use ADHD medication without a prescription say it’s worth the risk for one key benefit: enhancing their ability to study.

Every day across America, nearly a million American kids age 12 to 17 abuse a pain reliever for the very first time just to get high. If you do the math, that’s nearly a million kids a year risking their lives — or at the very least, risking a life interrupted or ruined by prescription drug addiction. Teenagers are abusing more prescription and over-the-counter drugs than all illegal and illicit drugs except marijuana, according to federal statistics. In 2006, more than 2.1 million teens ages

If you're part of the baby boomer generation like myself, chances are you may be taking a prescription medication. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health released a report early this month stating that drug use among older adults has reached its highest point ever. One in 20 Americans ages 50 to 59 told researchers they had taken illicit drugs in the last month. What do we mean by illicit? Well, more than half of these older users still enjoy street drugs like marijuana and cocaine. Howev