Drug Diversion
In the terminology of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, diversion is the use of prescription drugs for recreational purposes. The term comes from the "diverting" of the drugs from their original purposes. The Drug Enforcement Administration employs Diversion Investigators to address these problems.
Drug diversion may also refer to programs available to first time drug law offenders, which "divert" offenders from the criminal justice system to a program of education and rehabilitation.
Read more about Drug Diversion: Drugs That Are Diverted, Registration of Drug Suppliers and Dispensers, Examples of How, When and Why It Occurs, Pharmaceutical Diversion
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