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Newborns Could Spend Half Their Lives on Prescription Pills

Newborns Could Spend Half Their Lives on Prescription Pills

With medications being designed to treat chronic conditions over a lifetime, those born in recent years may spend a staggering number of years taking them - with unknown consequences.

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Nov 01, 2023
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STORY AT-A-GLANCE

  • Prescription drug use is at record highs, with about 19 prescriptions filled for every American in 2020, amounting to 6.3 billion prescriptions — and it’s getting worse

  • U.S. girls born in 2019 may spend 60% of their lives on prescription drugs, while boys may spend 48%

  • In modern medicine, drugs are designed to be taken for extended period…

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