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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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Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment [PDF]

Advances in Social Work, 2007
Prescription drug abuse and dependence is an increasing concern for older adults. This article describes issues specific to older adults with late onset abuse or dependence on prescription sedatives and/or opiates.The older adult with late onset ...
Kathy Lay, Lucy J. King
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Prescription Compliance or Illicit Designer Drug Abuse? [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry, 2012
A 62-year-old Caucasian woman underwent evaluation for possible liver transplantation. She had end-stage cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C and alcohol abuse. Among the tests ordered were urine screens for various drugs of abuse, including amphetamines, for which the patient's urine sample was positive.
Matthew S. Petrie, Kara L. Lynch, Alan H.B. Wu, Angela A. Steinhardt, Gary L. Horowitz   +4 more
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Exploring the Etiologic Factors and Dynamics of Prescription Drug Abuse in Southwest Virginia [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2012
Background: Prescription drug abuse in Southwest Virginia is a serious problem affecting indi-viduals, families, and communities. The aim of this study was to characterize and understand the extent of the prescription drug abuse problem in Southwest ...
Kerry J Redican, Lydia I Marek, Donna JP Brock, Elinore F McCance-Katz   +3 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

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, Clémence Lacroix, Vincent Pradel, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Joëlle Micallef   +4 more
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Changes in prescription drug abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic evidenced in the Catalan pharmacies

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, Maria Perelló, Karla Rio-Aige, Karla Rio-Aige, Pilar Rius, Guillermo Bagaría, Anna M. Jambrina, Anna M. Jambrina, Montse Gironès, Francisco José Pérez-Cano, Francisco José Pérez-Cano, Manel Rabanal, Manel Rabanal, Manel Rabanal   +13 more
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Prescription Opioid Usage and Abuse Relationships: An Evaluation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Efficacy

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, Pareen J. Shenoy, Adam J. Atherly, Christopher R. Flowers   +3 more
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Preventing prescription drug abuse [PDF]

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2000
Prescription drug abuse is a problem with potentially grave consequences for patients and their families. Primary care physicians can play a major role in curbing prescription drug abuse by learning to recognize drug-seeking behavior and other warning signs, by educating patients about their drug regimens, and by setting firm but reasonable prescribing
W. S. WILKE, J. H. ISAACSON
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Childhood abuse and opioid prescription use in adulthood: Differences between non-Hispanic Whites and non-Hispanic Blacks in the United States.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Despite the rapid rise in opioid prescription medication usage, little research has examined the role of early life adversity, such as childhood abuse, particularly in the context of race, in opioid prescription usage in adulthood.
Hee Yun Lee, Jieun Song, Eun Young Choi
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GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOBA DI KALANGAN MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI KEDOKTERAN FK UNIMAL ANGKATAN 2019

Averrous: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Malikussaleh, 2020
Drug abuse is a world problem that can never be resolved. Nevertheless, efforts towards enforcement and eradication must still be carried out. The difficulty is that the problem created by humans themselves, involves many aspects, including economic ...
Khairunnisa Z, Teuku Ilhami Surya Akbar
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