Growing concern at misuse of legal drugs

By By Catherine Armitage
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:53pm, first published May 28 2012 - 3:00am

The misuse of prescribed pharmaceuticals is Australia's fastest growing drug problem, raising the possibility that deaths from prescribed drugs may eventually surpass those from illicit drug overdoses, doctors have warned.

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