Drug costs rise as economy slides...

and Drug costs rise as poisoning deaths on the rise.

We know that drug companies have raised their prices as demand has gone down and generics have become more competitive. Now it getting more difficult for Americans to make their drug co-pays because of the exorbitant costs.

This comes on the heels of a new federal report showing that drug poisonings are the second leading cause of injury deaths in the US. According to March Health E-Stats, it is not the "kid drinking Drano" poisonings that are spiking the number of deaths, they are prescriptions from painkillers such as methadone and Oxycontin.