misused


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used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose

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While young people who binge drank had higher rates of opioid misuse, two in three people who binge drank and misused prescription opioids were age 26 years old and older.
have misused opioids in the past year, while the number climbs to 9 per cent for individuals who identify as gay or lesbian, and 12 per cent for those who identify as bisexual.
LAS VEGAS -- More than half of patients tested for prescription drug compliance last year misused their medications, often supplementing them with nonprescribed and illicit drugs in dangerous combinations.
06-97823, 14 pages), the Michigan Supreme Court reversed, stating that the appeals court majority did not decide "whether and how" plaintiff Steven Iliades misused the molding press machine and it did not apply the "common-law meaning of reasonable foreseeability."<br />The unanimous May 23 opinion was written by Justice Brian K.
"There is a lot more work to be done to find all the apps that may have misused people's Facebook data -- and it will take time," said Archibong.
If we find developers that misused personally identifiable information, we will ban them from our platform.
The Chinese diplomat has claimed the suspect his friend but the ASF has confiscated the entry card of diplomat which was misused and it would be discard later on.
He said this is a new law, there is a chance of misuse, but the government will ensure it should not be misused.
After stimulants, prescription pain medications are the most misused, with 10% of undergraduates admitting use.
New estimates suggest that 20 percent to 30 percent of opioid analgesic drugs prescribed for chronic pain are misused, while the rate of opioid addiction is approximately 10 percent, reports a study in the April issue of the journal PAIN.
Councils are to be given unprecedented powers to confiscate badges which are being misused and cancel others reported stolen.
Roughly 60% or more of students who misused prescription stimulants for weight loss indicated they had also skipped meals, engaged in excessive physical exercise, or tried fad diets in an effort to lose weight.