The two million Britons hooked on painkillers: Prescription drugs acquired from friends, dealers and online are used to get high
Experts have warned of a ‘grey market’ in legally prescribed painkillers and antidepressants, often acquired from friends, dealers or online.
It has prompted growing concern that Britain is seeing the first signs of dangerous US-style levels in the abuse of prescription drugs to get high.
The Office for National Statistics found 5.4 per cent of those aged 16-59, misused painkillers in the past year – 1.8million in total – including 520,000 under-25s.
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