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Nowadays．millionsofpeoplemisuseandevenoverusepainmedicationsandotherdrugs．ResearchbytheAmericanNationalInstituteonDrugAbuse（NIDA，1999）showsthataround2%ofthepopulationoverage12wereusingdrugsnon-medically．

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NIDAviewsmedicationsasapowerfulforceforgoodinthecontemporaryworld．Theyreduceandremovepainformillionsofpeoplesufferingfromillnessanddisease．Theymakeitpossiblefordoctorstoperformcomplicatedsurgerytosavelives．Manypeopleafflictedbyseriousmedicalconditionsareabletocontroltheirsymptomsandbecomeactive，contributingcitizens．NIDApointsoutthatmostindividualswhotakethesedrugsusetheminaresponsiblemanner．

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Nevertheless，overuseofdrugssuchasopioids，centralnervoussystem（CNS）depressantsandstimulantsdoesleadtoharmfulrelianceinsomepeopleandisthereforebecomingaseriouspublichealthconcern．Althoughthisabuseaffectsmanypeopleworldwide，particulartrendsofconcerntothemedicalprofessionintheUSappearamongolderadults，teenagersandwomen．

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Thoughitmaybeasurprisetomany，themisuseofmedicationsmaybethemostcommonformofdrugabuseamongtheelderly．DrKennethSchraderofDukeUniversity，NorthCarolinastatesthatalthoughtheelderlyrepresentabout13%oftheUSpopulation，thoseaged65andoveraccountfortheconsumptionofonethirdofalldrugs．Peopleinthisagegroupusemedicationsroughlythreetimesmorethanthegeneralpopulationandhavepoorercompliancewithinstructionforuse．Inanotherstudyofelderlypatientsadmittedtotreatmentprograms，70%werewomenwhohadoverusedmedicines．

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Unfortunately，thistrendamongwomendoesnotonlyaffectthoseagedover65．Ingeneral，amongwomenandmenwhoareusingeitherananti-anxietydrugorasedative，womenaretwiceaslikelytobecomeaddicted．Inaddition，statisticscompiledfor12-17yearoldsshowthatteenagegirlsaremorelikelythanteenageboystobeginoverusingpsychotherapeuticmedicationsuchaspainkillers，tranquillizers，stimulantsandsedatives．

A．Drugoveruseanditsconsequence

B．TheproblemofdrugoveruseinAmerica

C．Benef