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• Study: Vaping Statistics by State

  https://www.drugwatch.com/e-cigarettes/vape-stat-by-state/
  17% of West Virginia middle schoolers are vaping, more than five times the national average. 77% of teens who use tobacco products state their first tobacco- ...

• Bristol-Myers to Pay $20M Abilify Settlement

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2016/12/16/bristol-myers-20m-abilify-settlement/
  Dec 16, 2016 ... Bristol-Myers Squibb was accused of marketing Abilify to seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's disease even though it wasn't approved for those ...

• Hooked on Pharmaceuticals: Prescription Drug Abuse in America

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2015/07/29/drug-abuse-in-america/
  Jul 29, 2015 ... About one out of every 12 high school seniors admitted to the nonmedical use of Vicodin and one out of every 20 admitted to abusing Oxycontin in ...

• Heartburn Drugs May Increase Heart Attack and Other Risks

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2015/11/12/heartburn-drugs-may-cause-heart-attacks/
  Nov 12, 2015 ... (2015, April 18). PPIs linked to kidney failure in seniors. MedPage Today. Retrieved from: https://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology ...

• Selling Side Effects - Big Pharma's Marketing Machine

  https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/big-pharma-marketing/
  Jul 17, 2016 ... Big Pharma spends billions to reach consumers and doctors to sell expensive brand name drugs and devices that may not be safer or better ...

• Stomach Flu More Common in PPI Users, Study Finds

  https://www.drugwatch.com/news/2016/11/01/stomach-flu-ppi-user-link/
  Nov 1, 2016 ... But a growing list of side effects has doctors advising more caution in prescribing them, particularly in seniors. The latest possible side ...

• Knee Replacement: Complications, Injuries and Implant Defects

  https://www.drugwatch.com/knee-replacement/
  Jul 1, 2025 ... Older adults and seniors may be more likely to suffer complications, though younger people are more likely to need follow-up surgery to ...

• US Drug Prices vs. The World

  https://www.drugwatch.com/featured/us-drug-prices-higher-vs-world/
  Jan 25, 2018 ... “This is common-sense legislation that will allow middle class families and seniors access to safe, affordable prescription drugs through ...

• Xarelto Lawsuit | Injury Claims & $775 Million Settlement

  https://www.drugwatch.com/xarelto/lawsuits/
  In addition to these accusations, lawsuits claim the drugmakers failed to provide adequate warning that seniors are at an increased risk of Xarelto bleeds ...

• Pfizer | Company History, Products & Lawsuits, COVID-19 Vaccine

  https://www.drugwatch.com/manufacturers/pfizer/
  ... seniors, will likely be eligible for a booster,” the statement said. Officials say the Pfizer vaccine is highly effective, but like most most vaccines, it ...