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Prescription Drug Misuse: Taking a Lifespan Perspective [PDF]

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2020
Prescription drug misuse (PDM), or medication use without a prescription or in ways not intended by the prescriber, is a notable public health concern, especially in the United States. Accumulating research has characterized PDM prevalence and processes,
Ty S Schepis, Dalton L Klare, Jason A Ford, Sean Esteban McCabe   +3 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse in “Clubbers” and Disco Goers in Ibiza [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Prescription drug misuse and its related risks are considered a worldwide public health issue. Current trends show that the extent of such phenomenon may not be limited to subjects with psychiatric disorders, as it also spreads to dance party
Massimo di Giannantonio, Attilio Negri, Attilio Negri, Stefania Schiavone, Chiara Vannini, Mauro Pettorruso, Fabio De-Giorgio, Fabio De-Giorgio, Valeria Verrastro, Luigia Trabace, Mariangela Corbo, Rossella Gottardo, Cristian Camuto, Cristian Camuto, Monica Mazzarino, Andrea Barra, Domenico De Berardis, Juan Iglesias Lopez, Cristina Merino Del Villar, Fabrizio Schifano, Giovanni Martinotti, Giovanni Martinotti   +21 more
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“Where There Are Stars, There Is Also Darkness”: Young Icelandic Men’s Experience of Prescription Drug Misuse [PDF]

American Journal of Men's Health, 2022
Misuse of prescription drugs is a public health problem in many places around the world, including Iceland. It is considered most common among 18- to 25-year-olds, various risk factors and motives explain this trend.
Andrea Yr Arnarsdottir, Arni Johnsen, Kjartan Thorsson, Sigrun Sigurdardottir   +3 more
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Personality to Prescription Drug Misuse in Adolescents: Testing Affect Regulation, Psychological Dysregulation, and Deviance Proneness Pathways [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Fifteen to 25-year-olds are the age group most likely to misuse prescription drugs. Few studies have tested theory-driven models of adolescent risk for prescription drug misuse.
Sherry H. Stewart, Sherry H. Stewart, Annie Chinneck, Kara Thompson, Mohammad H. Afzali, Raquel Nogueira-Arjona, Ioan T. Mahu, Patricia J. Conrod   +7 more
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Opioid-involved prescription drug misuse and poly-prescription drug misuse in U.S. older adults. [PDF]

Aging Ment Health, 2021
Although older adult prescription drug misuse (PDM) is associated with concerning consequences, stimulant PDM and poly- PDM involving multiple medication classes each remain understudied. Our objectives were to examine PDM and poly-PDM prevalence by medication class in US older adults and to identify the mental health, SUD, and health-related quality ...
Schepis TS, Ford JA, Wastila L, McCabe SE.   +3 more
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Impact of a Hybrid Prevention Program for High School Students on Prescription Drug Misuse Outcomes [PDF]

Behavioral Sciences
Prescription drug misuse among youth is a significant public health problem that can lead to negative consequences, including addiction and overdose deaths.
Kenneth W. Griffin, Christopher Williams, Sandra M. Sousa, Gilbert J. Botvin   +3 more
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Early-onset prescription drug misuse in Indiana youth. [PDF]

Addict Behav, 2023
Based on 2018 national estimates, approximately 5-10% of youth between the ages of 12-17 report past year prescription drug misuse (PDM) in the United States. PDM among adolescents is associated with negative health outcomes and risk behaviors. The current study examined both the prevalence of PDM among diverse groups of adolescents and the association
Parker MA, Zapolski TC, Carson I, Waldron MC.   +3 more
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Workplace access, burnout, and prescription drug misuse among Korean hospital nurses: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Nursing
Background Prescription drug misuse has been identified as a global issue of concern. Nurses’ prescription drug misuse is linked to personal health problems and impaired nursing care.
Chaehee Kim, Kihye Han, Alison M. Trinkoff, Hyang Baek   +3 more
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Cost-effective interventions to prevent prescription drug misuse: a systematic review [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundPrescription drug misuse (PDM), which involves the overprescription or inappropriate use of medications such as opioids, benzodiazepines, and stimulants, is one of the primary drivers of the opioid crisis. Identifying and understanding the most
L. Yesenia Rodríguez-Tanta, Amanda Summers, Fadia T. Shaya   +2 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse: Sources of Controlled Medications in Adolescents. [PDF]

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 2019
Adolescent controlled prescription drug misuse (PDM) co-occurs with significant consequences, including lower educational achievement, substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms, and psychopathology. Nonetheless, adolescent PDM sources and the prevalence of other substance use, SUD, and mental health outcomes associated with sources remain poorly understood.
Schepis TS, Wilens TE, McCabe SE.
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