WHAT IS DRUG PRESCRIPTION ABUSE

 Drug prescription abuse is generally associated with prescription medicines. Prescription medicines are meant to be taken as directed by doctors. This is because these types of drugs can cause adverse side effects if directions are not followed.

Drug prescription abuse happens when these substances are taken for a purpose that is not consistent with legal or medical guidelines. Examples of this include:

  • Taking the incorrect dose

  • Taking the drug at the wrong time

  • Forgetting to take a dose

  • Stopping the use of a drug too soon

  • Taking a drug for reasons other than why they were prescribed

  • Taking a drug that was not prescribed to you

Drug prescription abuse happens when drugs, including alcohol, illicit drugs, or any psychoactive substances, are misused to get high or inflict self-harm. It is also known as substance use disorder (SUD) since people who abuse drugs experience significantly altered thinking, behavior, and body functions.




Drug addiction is a severe form of drug abuse. The distinction between the two disorders lies in how much control the user can exercise over themselves. Since a person who abuses drugs still has control over their life, they don’t experience major disruption in their life.

In contrast, those with an addiction have a disorder that affects most if not all aspects of their lives. They often miss work or school, endanger their families physically and/or financially, suffer health problems, get into legal trouble, and other serious issues because of their substance use. But despite these, they are unable to change their habits to improve their situation. This is why many people with drug addiction become jobless, homeless, or separated from their families. Some even die from their substance use.

Drug prescription abuse and misuse are defined in various ways that have in common the fact that the drugs either were not prescribed or were used in a manner different than instructed.

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