Prescription Opioid Misuse
Prescription opioid misuse can lead to addiction.
Misuse can include
- taking a medication without a prescription.
- taking someone else’s prescription painkillers.
- taking more than the dosage prescribed by the doctor.
- taking a medication for a purpose other than the reason it was prescribed.
- doctor shopping.
The PROMISE team is working to provide community members with ways to prevent opioid misuse within the home. Here’s what you can do to prevent opioid misuse.
Learn more about the history of the opioid epidemic and the efforts to address it.
