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Rohypnol 349<br />

prescription drug abuse The misuse <strong>of</strong> drugs<br />

prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Most prescription<br />

DRUG abuse begins unintentionally <strong>and</strong> may<br />

become intentional as psychologic DEPENDENCE or<br />

ADDICTION develops. The most commonly abused<br />

prescription drugs are NARCOTICS, BENZODIAZEPINES,<br />

<strong>and</strong> STIMULANTS. In the context <strong>of</strong> abuse, possession<br />

<strong>and</strong> use <strong>of</strong> the drugs may be illicit when the<br />

means <strong>of</strong> obtaining the drugs is illicit, such as<br />

through altered or forged prescriptions, or obtaining<br />

drugs through unlicensed sources.<br />

See also ANALGESIC MEDICATIONS; ILLICIT DRUG USE;<br />

OPIATES; SCHEDULED DRUG; SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVEN-<br />

TION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.<br />

Rohypnol<br />

See FLUNITRAZEPAM.

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