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Non‐medical use of prescription medications is safer than use of illicit drugs.
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Non‑medical use of prescription medications (taking them without a prescriber’s guidance, in higher doses, by a different route, or someone else’s pills) carries serious risks: overdose, dependence, dangerous drug interactions (especially opioids + benzodiazepines or alcohol), infections from injecting, and unpredictable potency. Some prescription drugs (e.g., powerful opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants) cause severe harm when misused and have driven many overdose deaths. While some illicit drugs are also highly dangerous (and often adulterated), non‑medical use of prescription meds is not inherently safer. If you or someone you know is misusing medications, seek medical help or addiction-treatment services.
Non‑medical use of prescription medications (taking them without a prescriber’s guidance, in higher doses, by a different route, or someone else’s pills) carries serious risks: overdose, dependence, dangerous drug interactions (especially opioids + benzodiazepines or alcohol), infections from injecting, and unpredictable potency. Some prescription drugs (e.g., powerful opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants) cause severe harm when misused and have driven many overdose deaths. While some illicit drugs are also highly dangerous (and often adulterated), non‑medical use of prescription meds is not inherently safer. If you or someone you know is misusing medications, seek medical help or addiction-treatment services.
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