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National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2011) Commonly abused prescription drugs chart. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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Offers a list prescription drugs commonly abused, including depressants, opioids and morphine derivatives, and stimulants, and provides their common and street names, how they are generally administered, and their potential health effects.

Medications can be effective when they are used properly, but some can be addictive and dangerous when abused. This chart provides a brief look at some prescribed medications that—when used in ways or by people other than prescribed—have the potential for adverse medical consequences, including addiction.


Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Manual, Report
Drug Type
CNS stimulants, Opioid, Prescription/Over the counter
Intervention Type
Drug therapy
Source
Date
2011
Pages
2 p.
Publisher
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Corporate Creators
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Place of Publication
Bethesda, MD
EndNote
Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
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