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Any use of drugs both prohibited by law, eg marijuana or illegally obtained such as opiates. Many meds require prescriptions but only a few are addicting, i would use illegal drug abuse to refer to meds obtained illegally and used to excess against prescribed indications.

Dr. Neil Liebowitz reviewed this

41 year experience in Psychiatry

Is a type of:

Mental disorder • Drug problems

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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Prescription drug abuse
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Tylox
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