LOS ANGELES — Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Los Angeles Times analysis of government data has found.

Do you take any medications? Nearly half of all Americans take prescription drugs (Demography, Oct. 1, 2023). Make that 85 ...

For decades, fees levied by prescription drug middlemen have turned a tidy profit. Rick Allen wants to end that.

Generic drugs account for more than 90 percent of prescriptions filled in the United States. Recent studies have found concering variability in quality and safety America’s generic drug supply, most ...

Americans are facing at least two prescription drug crises simultaneously. One is the outrageously high cost of drugs, which runs to more than $500 billion per year. The other relates to extreme drug ...

Robin Finley was diagnosed with uterine cancer five years ago and underwent repeated treatments after it reoccured. Then, when she was halfway through a chemotherapy regimen last year, one of the two ...

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How can you tell if you or a loved one has a drug or alcohol problem? Short of consulting a health care provider or drug rehab center, there are lists of warning signs and quizzes you can take online, ...