Draft:Prescription drug overuse
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Prescription drug overuse is the use of prescription medications that is more than the prescribed amount, regardless of whether the original medical reason to take the drug is legitimate.[1] It is often referred to as prescription drug misuse, and non-medical prescription drug use.[2] A prescription drug is a drug substance prescribed by a doctor and intended to for individual use only.[3]
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Commonly overused prescription drugs include opioids, stimulants, antibiotics. Some drugs are overused due to their addictive nature. In particular, the misuse of prescribed opioid painkillers has emerged as significant public health concern.[4] For instance, in the United States alone, there were 16,706 deaths attributed to prescription opioid overdose in 2021.[5] In response to the social and medical consequences of prescription drug overuse, various governmental initiatives have been implemented to mitigate prescription drug abuse.