Many Deaths Blamed on Home Drug Errors

Today you can get prescription drugs that were only given out in hospitals and have them in your home. You are given directions but often people don't read everything and don't realize they can't ix their prescription drugs with alcohol. Heath Ledger's accidental death was blamed on just such an action. Since l983, deaths have been steadily climbing. I think another problem is probably that older people forget if and when they took their medicines and may skip some that are critical to their survival or else take double doses, not realizing they took the first dose. I don't know what the answer is. It is a hard thing to control.