In addition, misuse is specifically restricted to the prescription or over-the-counter medications, and it occurs only when a drug is taken for medical purpose [ 5].
Assisted suicide is "not a legitimate medical purpose," Mr. Ashcroft said.
Sweeney's research will probably be appropriated before it is ever put to its intended medical purpose.
"Pot, coke, methamphetamine," he wrote back, "illegal drugs for no medical purpose, more recreational.
Female genital cutting refers to a range of procedures performed without a medical purpose.
The regulation requires that every prescription for a controlled substance "be issued for a legitimate medical purpose".
Prosecutors have charged Dr. Roozrokh with felony counts of dependent adult abuse, mingling a harmful substance (Betadine) and prescribing a controlled substance (morphine and Ativan) without medical purpose.
She sees no distinction between FGM and cosmetic procedures such as labiaplasty, where the labia minora is reduced or removed for no medical purpose.
Reversing the policy of the Clinton administration, Mr. Ashcroft said assisted suicide was not a "legitimate medical purpose" for prescribing or handing out drugs.
Heroin is an illegal, Schedule 1 substance, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and serves no legitimate medical purpose.
Currently only apps that have a specific medical purpose (as opposed to simply monitoring fitness, for example) are regulated by the European Union.
