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  1. Prescription drug abuse - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Prescription drug abuse is the use of a prescription medicine in a way not intended by the prescriber. Prescription drug abuse, also called prescription drug ...

  2. Prescription drug abuse - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Doctors generally base a diagnosis of prescription drug abuse on medical history and answers to other questions. In some cases, certain signs and symptoms also ...

  3. How opioid use disorder occurs - Mayo Clinic

    Prescription opioid drug facts. National Institute on Drug Abuse. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/prescription-opioids. Accessed June 30, 2023 ...

  4. Drug addiction (substance use disorder) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    For others, particularly with opioids, drug addiction begins when they take prescribed medicines or receive them from others who have prescriptions. The risk of ...

  5. How to tell if a loved one is abusing opioids - Mayo Clinic

    And using opioids illegally increases the risk of drug-related death. Illegal drugs taken without a prescription may include substances that could be deadly.

  6. Prescription drug abuse - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    Using a prescription medicine in a way not intended by the prescriber can lead to drug abuse. Learn about risk factors and treatment for drug misuse.

  7. Prescription drug abuse - Care at Mayo Clinic

    Using a prescription medicine in a way not intended by the prescriber can lead to drug abuse. Learn about risk factors and treatment for drug misuse.

  8. What are opioids and why are they dangerous? - Mayo Clinic

    Opioids are a broad group of medicines used to relieve pain. Although these medicines are effective, they can lead to addiction. Take them only as directed.

  9. Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs - Mayo Clinic

    They may also use medicines prescribed to other people, such as opioids. Or teens may order substances online that promise to help in sports competition, or ...

  10. Mayo Clinic Minute: The face of prescription opioid addiction

    Prescription drug abuse is contributing to the opioid overdose epidemic in the U.S., and the face of addiction is changing. “The setting in which opioids ...