1 in every 5 people, ages 12 years and above have misused the prescription drugs at least once in their life. This fact is as per a federal survey conducted on 2008. Recently, the world lost Pop icon Michael Jackson for misuse of prescribed drugs. This article tries to understand how serious this issue is. Because prescription drug abuse is unfortunately common in the United States. prescription_drugs What are Prescribed Drugs: A prescription is a set of instructions or orders given to follow by a doctor to patients. Based on the prescription the medicines or drugs are to be taken. Prescribed drugs are “licensed medicines” Which require a prescription before they can be obtained. These drugs are different from the “over-the-counter drugs” which do not require any prescription and are available easily. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is the agency that classifies drugs in to licensed medicines and the over-the-counter-drugs, in the United States. When do people get p
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