Abusing Over-The-Counter Drugs: Illicit Uses for Everyday Drugs

The government has approved them. You don't need a prescription. You can get them at practically any supermarket. So obviously over-the-counter medications can't be dangerous, right? Wrong.

When taken in ways other than directed, over-the-counter medications can be just as dangerous as many illegal drugs. And because there's a false sense of security about the medications-and because they are in almost everyone's home medicine cabinet-the abuse and misuse of over-the-counter medications…