Joel had knee surgery and his doctor prescribed opiate painkillers for the pain. Which scenario would most likely lead to prescription drug abuse?

Prescription drug abuse is most likely when someone uses a medication in a way that was not prescribed or combines it with other drugs without medical guidance. Taking other painkillers along with Joel’s prescribed opiate painkillers could be unsafe and is the clearest misuse described. The other choices do not describe abuse: he may tell a friend about the prescription, stop taking the medicine and dispose of the remainder, or follow his doctor’s directions.

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