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Prescription Drug Abuse Speech

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This is a public service announcement. This announcement will be focusing on drug abuse. There are many types of drugs and many types of drug abuse. A very common form of drug abuse is prescription drug abuse. These are the drugs that are over the counter and those prescribed to you by your doctor. Certain drugs, if used too often, can cause a dependency on them. This is when your body requires you to take a drug to function efficiently. If you get a dependency to a drug and resist taking it, your body can go through withdrawals. Prescription drugs are especially bad because you can get it refilled and abuse it constantly since a doctor has prescribed it to you. Along with prescription drug abuse, there is also illegal drug abuse. Illegal drugs
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