Steep Rise In At Home Deaths As Patients Fail To Manage Their Medications

The sad loss of 28-year old movie actor Heath Ledger in January this year, who died from an accidental overdose of a prescription drug, brought to public attention the potential dangers of patients managing their own medications, which when combined with alcohol and street drugs, has resulted in a more than 3,000 per cent rise in home deaths due to medication errors, said US researchers in a new study.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on July 31st, 2008