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Prescription Drug Misuse: Sources of Controlled Medications in Adolescents [PDF]

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent 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.
Ty S, Schepis, Timothy E, Wilens, Sean Esteban, McCabe   +2 more
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Helpful, Unnecessary, or Harmful: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use on Opioid Prescriptions

Pharmacoepidemiology, 2023
Prescription drug misuse is a global problem, especially in the United States (US). Clinician involvement is necessary in this crisis, and prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are a recommended tool for the prevention, recognition, and ...
Nina Z. Y. Smith, J. Douglas Thornton, Susan H. Fenton, Debora Simmons, Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer   +4 more
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Prevalence and correlates of prescription drug diversion and misuse among people living with HIV in the eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundPrescription drug diversion, and misuse has increased over the past decade and is notably in high-income-countries and significantly contributes to the opioid epidemic.
Buyisile Chibi, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Tivani P Mashamba-Thompson   +2 more
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Prescription drugs with potential for misuse: protocol for a multi-indicator analysis of supply, detection and the associated health burden in Ireland between 2010 and 2020

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction There is an increasing concern about the misuse of prescription drugs. Misuse refers to the intentional repurposing of prescribed drugs and/or the use of illicitly sourced prescription drugs, which may be counterfeit or contaminated.
Gráinne Cousins, Kathleen E Bennett, Paul Corcoran, Ella Arensman, Eamon Keenan, Suzi Lyons, Louise Durand, Aoife O’Kane, Julie Tierney, Richard Maguire, Siobhán Stokes, Deirdre O’Reilly, María Otero Vázquez, Yvonne Kavanagh   +13 more
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Nationwide Population-Based Study About Patterns of Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Young Adults in Spain

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objective: Prescription opioid misuse has become one of the most common ways drugs are consumed among young adults. The objective of our study was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with prescription opioid use and misuse among young ...
Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Carmen Gallardo-Pino, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Soledad García-Gómez-Heras, Lidiane Lima Florencio, Domingo Palacios-Ceña   +6 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse Among Antisocial Youths [PDF]

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2010
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and correlates of nonmedical prescription drug misuse (PDM) in a state population of youths in residential care for antisocial behavior.Interviews assessing substance use, psychiatric symptoms, antisocial traits/behavior, and traumatic life experiences were conducted with 723 Missouri youths ...
Martin T, Hall, Matthew O, Howard, Sean Esteban, McCabe   +2 more
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Pharmacist and Prescriber Responsibilities for Avoiding Prescription Drug Misuse [PDF]

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2021
Pharmacists have the same duty as prescribers to prevent inappropriate use of dangerous drugs. Loperamide, for example, is an over-the-counter medication that has been reported to be potentially misused for euphoric effects. Pharmacists and prescribers alike face challenges in providing optimal care for patients and protecting communities from drug ...
Stephanie, Sun, Bruce D, White
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Prescription opioid misuse in relation to addiction susceptibility among women at a Saudi university

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023
Objectives: The trends of prescription opioid misuse are understudied in Arab populations, let alone among university students. Additionally, little is known about the psychological traits that increase susceptibility for such behaviors in this region ...
Rufaidah Dabbagh, Aseel Alsulimani, Sarah Alshamrani, Alanoud Abuhaimed, Wejdan Alzaid, Munirah Aldofyan, Samar Alqahtani, Abdullah Alsharqi, Richard Rawson   +8 more
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Prescription drug misuse among homeless youth [PDF]

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2014
Prescription drug misuse (PDM) is highly prevalent among youth in the U.S., and can have serious health consequences. Homeless youth are a particularly vulnerable population with high rates of substance use. However, PDM has not been studied in a sample comprised exclusively of homeless youth.A sample of 451 homeless youth recruited from drop-in ...
Harmony, Rhoades, Hailey, Winetrobe, Eric, Rice   +2 more
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The Challenge of Prescription Drug Misuse: A Review and Commentary [PDF]

Pain Medicine, 2005
This article presents an analysis of the patterns of illicit use of prescription pain relievers, of the likely structure of the illicit market, and of the complexity of pain management. It suggests that a federal enforcement policy focused on physicians is unlikely to reduce the overall use of illicit drugs, but that it is likely to have an adverse ...
William Hurwitz, William Hurwitz
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