Prescription Drug Addiction: The Rise and Threats it Poses in the UK
According to Public Health England, a staggering 11.5 million adults received prescriptions for medications with potential for abuse from 2017 to 2018. This figure reflects a significant increase in the misuse of commonly abused prescription drugs, including prescription painkillers, benzodiazepines, stimulant medications, opiates, and opioids, highlighting a growing trend that poses serious threats to individual…