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• The use of a medication without a prescription; in a way other than as prescribed; or for the experience or feeling elicited. This term is used interchangeably with "nonmedical" use, a term employed by many of the national surveys.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Prescription Drug Abuse. (n.d.). NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prescription-drug-abuse.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Prescription Drug Abuse. www.drugabuse.gov. NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prescription-drug-abuse (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Prescription Drug Abuse." NIH Prescription Drug Abuse Glossary. National Institute on Drug Abuse. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prescription-drug-abuse.

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