It’s simple. Using prescription medications to get high is drug abuse. No one should ever abuse prescription medications. They are to be taken only when prescribed by a doctor or other healthcare professional for the condition being treated.

Abuse of prescription CNS depressants can be dangerous and destructive — not just to your health — but to other parts of your life, as well.

Since prescription CNS depressants affect your brain, they can also affect the way you behave. If they’re abused, you might do something really embarrassing in front of your friends…something you’ll be ashamed of for a long time. You could end up hurting yourself physically or even hurt someone else.

A lot of different things can happen when you abuse prescription CNS depressants, and not one of them is good.

In addition to learning more about abuse of CNS depressants, check out the Consequences section to learn about the other effects of prescription drug abuse.
Short-Term Effects	Long-Term Effects	Damaging Your Future

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