Misusing prescription drugs

Taking some medicine that the doctor didn't order? If prescription drugs are used recreationally, their effects can be unpredictable, so it's worth knowing the facts before you start abusing that prescription.

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Taking these are unlikely to be doctor's orders.

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By Andrea Wren

Updated on 29-Sep-2015

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