Of the prescription pain medications, opioids are currently the most commonly abused drugs.
What are the commonly abused prescribed drugs?
Among the most commonly abused drugs prescribed by doctors today are the opioids, CNS depressants and stimulants described above.
- But as marijuana legalizes for prescribed medical use, it too will soon appear on the list of most commonly abused prescription drugs.
- This is a change from its place as an illicit street drug, only.
- Now marijuana will rank high for abuse, among both prescribed and street drugs.
Today, the most common entrants on the prescription drugs abuse list are:
- Painkillers, including fentanyl, hydrocodone, morphine and oxycodone
- Barbiturates like Nembutal
- Benzodiazepines like Valium and Xanax
- Sedative-hypnotics like Ambien
- Anti-depressants like Zoloft, Prozac, Lexapro and Paxil
- Stimulants like Dexedrine, Ritalin, Adderal and Mydayis
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