According to a recent article published on USAToday.com, the long-term use of osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) such as Boniva, Fosamax and Reclast, can increase the risk hip fractures and breaks. Although the drugs affect men more or less the same, women are more likely to suffer from conditions stemming from low bone mass, making them prime candidates for the drugs. It's estimated that 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with osteoporosis - a condition where the bones becomes brittle and porous - and 34 million Americans suffer from poor bone density and risk spine and hip fractures.