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Conditions›Mental disorder›Illegal drug abuse›Prescription drug abuse

Prescription drug abuse

Prescription drug abuse is a symptom in which a person is taking prescription drugs to have fun, to get high, to experiment with different drug effects, or to satisfy a drug addiction. The drugs are often obtained illegally, even though they are legal drugs when used properly for the persons and purposes that doctors prescribed them for.
Dr. Robert Kwok
Dr. Robert Kwokreviewed this
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Is a type of:Drug problems, Illegal drug abuse
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Common

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