Prescription drugs are becoming a leading cause of death in the 21st century. According to Times analysis of the death statistics more people were killed by prescription drugs than motor vehicle accidents; 36,284 people died from car accidents and 37,485 people overdosed from the hefty amount of drugs prescribed to them by their primary health care physicians. Prescription drug fatalities are becoming an increasing concern as the death rate has between 2000 and 2008 has tripled among those aged Continue Reading