
The Escalating Issue of Prescription Drug Abuse is Society
By definition, prescription drug misuse and abuse is when an individual takes a medication inappropriately. That means taking more than prescribed by a physician or taking it without a prescription at all. According to a study published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), prescription drug misuse and abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the U.S. A separate study from the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics revealed the same, noting that around 52 million or roughly 18% of Americans aged 12 and older have purposely misused or abused prescription drugs in their lifetime.
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