Pain reliever is a kind of medical drug which is generally prescribed by a doctor to specific patient. According to National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) 2010 report, diversion and abuse of controlled prescription drugs has become a serious and increasing problem in u.s.

Among all prescription drugs, pain relievers are the most commonly abused and diverted controlled prescription drugs (CPDs). According to this report, drug threat increased from 4.6 percent in 2007 to 9.8 percent in 2009. Increased number of abuse led to elevated numbers of deaths and it rose to 98 percent during 2002 to 2006.

Prescription drugs are the most commonly abused drugs and they hold second position in this trend. According to The National Institutes of Health (NIH) approximately 20 percent of United States people use prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.

In 2000, nearly 43 percent of hospital emergency admissions for drug overdoses and among all many were affected because of the pain reliever’s use. This type of drug abuse is increasing year by year because of the availability of drugs. Online pharmacy is an easiest way to get the prescription drugs without a prescription, even for minors.

To overcome this problem, the National Drug Control Policy and federal partner agencies launched many prescription drug monitoring programs which will educate healthcare providers and patients regarding danger of abusing prescription drugs. This may play a significant role to stop these problems.