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Influences of motivational contexts on prescription drug misuse and related drug problems [PDF]
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2015 Prescription drug misuse has emerged as a significant problem among young adults. While the effects of motivational contexts have been demonstrated for illicit drugs, the role of motivational contexts in prescription drug misuse remains understudied.
H Jonathon Rendina +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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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 +4 more
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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 +2 more
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Outcome Measurements in Economic Evaluations of Drug Misuse Interventions [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis critically evaluates the measurement of outcomes in economic evaluations of drug misuse interventions. Three different aspects of measuring outcomes are examined: one focusing on non-monetary outcomes at the individual patient level; one ...
Chang, Ching-Wen
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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 +13 more
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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 +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 +2 more
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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 +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 +2 more
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