Legal Issues Relating to the Disposal of Dispensed Controlled Substances

Yeh, Brian T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Drug abuse;    Children;    Drugs and youth;    Medicine;    Drugs;   

RP-ID  :  R40548
RP-ID  :  R40548_2010Sep24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes an issue that is the fastest-growing drug problem in the country -- the intentional use of prescription drugs for non-medical purposes. It is the second-most common form of illicit drug abuse among teenagers in the United States behind marijuana use. Several bills have been introduced in the 111th Congress that would create a legal framework governing disposal of controlled substances that have been dispensed to patients.