– Doctors in developed countries are overprescribing potentially addictive drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, a United Nations drugs expert said on Monday. Dr. Hamid Ghodse, president of the UN’s International Narcotics Control Board, said that psychotropic drugs were being used to counter social problems, sometimes without solid medical justification.
“We are correcting social difficulties by medication and when such drugs are over-consumed, it is a great cause for concern,” he told attendees at the annual meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Cardiff.
“Over-consumption could lead to addiction and the diversion of such drugs to illicit trafficking and drug abuse.”
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