What Are the Differences Between Drug Abuse and Drug Misuse?

Question by SweetAngel: What are the differences between drug abuse and drug misuse?
My opinion is that drug abuse is taking prescribed medication constantly, being addicted to the medication. Drug misuse i think is having prescribed medication and taking in ways that your not supposed to and taking more than the prescription says to take. I also think that one leads to the other.

Best answer:

Answer by Baby Shes Country
Drug abuse is knowingly taking drugs that are in no way helping you and possibly not even prescribed to you.

Drug misuse is mistakenly taking a drug that is prescribed to you the wrong way. (Like you said, taking more that the prescription says) And also taking them without eating.

Add your own answer in the comments!

Help on way to deal with substance abuse

Filed under: drug abuse help

SEATTLE (AP) — Only about 1 in 10 people who need treatment for substance abuse in Washington state are getting that help, but officials believe that could increase dramatically next January when tens of thousands more become eligible for insurance …
Read more on Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

More Treatment, Less War: The White House Drug Policy Reform

Filed under: drug abuse help

Many people who want substance abuse treatment can't get it. The White House wants to fix this. Can they do it, and will it help? On Wednesday, April 24, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its 2013 National Drug …
Read more on PLoS Blogs (blog)

Justin Blackmon: I don't have a substance abuse problem

Filed under: drug abuse help

Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon issued a statement when he was suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy, which was the only thing we heard on the topic from Blackmon until Monday. That's when he met with the media …
Read more on NBCSports.com