(Vocus) February 19, 2010 -- America has seen a profound rise in the diagnosis and treatment of Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) during the past decade. Nowhere is this more evident than in the...

by Allan Tan The undesirable effects on the body caused by prescription drugs are the side effects of prescription drugs. The side effects are how the prescription drug affects the body in ways that the drug was not intended. Prescription drugs are typically chemical compounds that may affect several body organs and systems. Prescribed medication may have a negative impact on the functioning of organs and organ systems that are not related to the condition that the medication is prescribed t

by Allan Tan Americans may find it difficult to believe that they can purchase prescription drugs without prescription. Americans would typically think that there is no other way for a person to get their prescription medication if the person needs a prescription medication that has run out of allowable refills and does not have the money for the doctor’s appointment to get a new prescription. Health care costs are a common financial struggle. People who do not have insurance or do not have

A natural outgrowth of society’s increased reliance on medication is a so-called smart drug doping scandal, in which normal high school and college students are turning to trickery and drug dealers to get their hands on nootropics, or smart drugs, that are designed to increase memory, energy level, and general cognition . It’s estimated that up to 25% of all college students use stimulant drugs for academic purposes, leading experts like Vinc Cakic of the University of Sydney in Australia to s

A custodian at Pennbrook Middle School has been charged with stealing prescription medication from the nurse’s office at the school in Upper Gwynedd.Jonathan W. Schilling allegedly admitted stealing Adderall pills, which belonged to a student, from a locked cabinet in the nurse’s office.Police began investigating after North Penn school officials reported Sept. 18 that the pills were missing.