Prescription drugs

What are opioids and what are the risks?
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Health
Posted
19 March 2018
1.5 million painkillers stolen from lorry
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England
Posted
15 March 2018
Students buying and selling 'smart pills'
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England
Posted
13 March 2018
Five ways to tackle the US drug epidemic
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US & Canada
Posted
6 August 2017
Action after hospital drugs error
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Wales
Posted
27 February 2018
Putting leftover pills back to work. Video, 00:03:58
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Stories
Posted
24 February 2018
'Becoming hooked on anti-depressants' Video, 00:00:23
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Wales
Posted
23 February 2018
'I've lost my identity and who I am'
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Wales
Posted
23 February 2018
Drug errors causing unnecessary deaths. Video, 00:01:09
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Health
Posted
23 February 2018
'I'm addicted to painkillers' Video, 00:00:22
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Wales
Posted
22 February 2018
Painkiller prescriptions leap by 300%
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Wales
Posted
22 February 2018
People Fixing The World. Putting Forgotten Pills Back to Work. Audio, 23 minutes
An app is helping people donate their leftover drugs to people who can't afford them.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Concern as anxiety drug sales rise. Video, 00:01:55
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London
Posted
9 February 2018
'Botched prescription' gran overdosed
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Berkshire
Posted
7 February 2018
100,000 people could die from using fake drugs this year. World Business Report. Audio, 00:03:55
The world's pharmaceutical firms urge tight control over distributors like market traders
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BBC World Service
Posted
5 February 2018
File on 4 Investigates. A Deadly Prescription. Audio, 38 minutes
As deaths involving prescription drugs increase, who is supplying demand on the streets?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The reason US politicians are wearing purple ribbons
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Newsbeat
Posted
31 January 2018
Millions of prescription drugs on black market
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Health
Posted
30 January 2018
File on 4 Investigates. A Deadly Prescription. Audio, 38 minutes
As deaths involving prescription drugs increase, who is supplying demand on the streets?
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Drama on 3. The Effect. Audio, 109 minutes
Award-winning chemical romance by Lucy Prebble set during a clinical trial.
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BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Cannabis growers in marijuana mega-merger
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Business
Posted
25 January 2018
The Inquiry. Are We Missing a Bigger Opioid Crisis? Audio, 23 minutes
While the US suffers an overdose epidemic, most of the world misses out on painkillers
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
5 Live Investigates. Antidepressants on the increase. Audio, 49 minutes
Huge rise in prescriptions for anti-depressants.
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BBC Radio 5 Live
Available for over a year