Increase in misuse of uncontrolled medications

Misuse of uncontrolled medications, such as bupropion, quatypine, and gabapentinoids, is a new trend in medication misuse. Patients are taking these medications in excessive amounts, often through non-traditional routes like snorting, and co-administering them with other drugs of abuse. The misuse also includes malingering psychiatric symptoms to obtain prescription medications and the diversion of prescriptions for monetary gain or exchange. This rise in medication misuse contributes to the increasing number of drug overdose deaths, which is a national crisis.