Recognition and stigma of prescription drug abuse disorder: personal and community determinants [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Prescription drug abuse (PDA) disorders continue to contribute to the current American opioid crisis. Within this context, our study seeks to improve understanding about stigma associated with, and symptom recognition of, prescription drug ...
Robert Shupp +4 more
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Early Detection of Prescription Drug Abuse Using Doctor Shopping Monitoring From Claims Databases: Illustration From the Experience of the French Addictovigilance Network [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Opioid analgesics and maintenance treatments, benzodiazepines and z-drugs, and other sedatives and stimulants are increasingly being abused to induce psychoactive effects or alter the effects of other drugs, eventually leading to dependence. Awareness of
Thomas Soeiro +4 more
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An Exploration of Social Circles and Prescription Drug Abuse Through Twitter [PDF]
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2013 BackgroundPrescription drug abuse has become a major public health problem. Relationships and social context are important contributing factors. Social media provides online channels for people to build relationships that may influence attitudes and ...
Hanson, Carl Lee +3 more
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Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Opioid Prescriptions at Emergency Department Visits for Conditions Commonly Associated with Prescription Drug Abuse. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationally. In an effort to curb this problem, emergency physicians might rely on subjective cues such as race-ethnicity, often unknowingly, when prescribing opioids for pain-related complaints, especially for
Astha Singhal, Yu-Yu Tien, Renee Y Hsia
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Changes in prescription drug abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic evidenced in the Catalan pharmacies [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionThe impact of a pandemic on the mental health of the population is to be expected due to risk factors such as social isolation. Prescription drug abuse and misuse could be an indicator of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health ...
Maria Perelló +13 more
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Prescription drug diversion, misuse, and abuse among people living with HIV: a scoping review protocol [PDF]
Systematic Reviews, 2020 Background Prescription drugs are controlled medicines due to their potential risks of being diverted, misused, and abused. Since the introduction of antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs, HIV is currently regarded as a chronic condition.
Buyisile Chibi +2 more
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Prescription Opioid Usage and Abuse Relationships: An Evaluation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Efficacy [PDF]
Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2009 Context The dramatic rise in the use of prescription opioids to treat non-cancer pain has been paralleled by increasing prescription opioid abuse. However, detailed analyses of these trends and programs to address them are lacking. Objective To study the
Richard M. Reisman +3 more
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Utilization of the Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program to combat prescription drug abuse [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2015 Objective: The Arkansas Prescription Monitoring Program (AR PMP) was implemented in 2013 to combat prescription drug abuse. All enrollees were invited to participate in a user survey available in February 2014, to identify makeup of users, utilization of
Rebecca Rittenhouse +3 more
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A Call for Improved Screening of Preoperative Prescription Drug Abuse: A Scalar Assessment Not Limited to Opioids. [PDF]
Ann Surg Open, 2021 Emara AK, Klika AK, Piuzzi NS.
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Controlled Substance Lock-In Programs: Examining An Unintended Consequence Of A Prescription Drug Abuse Policy. [PDF]
Health Aff (Millwood), 2016 Roberts AW +6 more
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