Aren’t these drugs legal to use and safe because they are regulated?
- Yes, they’re legal and generally safe for patients for whom the drugs are prescribed if they’re used in the way their doctors prescribe them.
- No, they’re illegal and unsafe if they are abused by patients or used by someone for whom they were not prescribed.
- Something that makes these drugs even more dangerous is the fact that they’re available everywhere – your kitchen counter, your daughter’s best friend’s backpack, your aging parents’ medicine cabinet. They are easier to get but just as dangerous as illegal drugs.