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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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Prescription drug misuse during pandemic
Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine, 2021 Prescription drug misuse is when someone takes a medication inappropriately. The prescription drug misuse is not an uncommon issue but the use of prescription drugs has significantly increased during the covid 19 pandemic. The major factors that has contributed to the increased dependence to prescription drug use during the pandemic is the increased ...
Anand Shankar, Anupama J Anand
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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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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2023 Background: Prescription drug use including pain relievers and stimulants has been a growing problem in young adults and the issue has been a public health concern for years.
Sreelekha Prakash +2 more
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2022 Background: Prescription opioid misuse (POM) is often implicated in heroin initiation, despite evidence that POM does not predict heroin initiation any better than other drug use.
Genevieve F. Dash +2 more
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Non-medical use of prescription drugs in Bangalore, India
Indian Journal of Public Health, 2015 Background: Non-medical prescription drug use is an ongoing problem in India; however, there is paucity of literature in the Indian population. Objective: The objective of the present study is to explore the non-medical use of prescription medicines in ...
Prasanthi Nattala +3 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2022 The risk factors for potential opioid misuse and abuse in patients receiving long-term opioid pain treatment have been a topic of interest in research for many years. There are differences among patients who receive long-term opioid pain treatment. These
Marissa S Matta, Timothy P Janikowski
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: Over the past 20 years or so, the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes.
Fabrizio Schifano +10 more
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Misuse of prescription and illicit drugs among high-risk young adults in Los Angeles and New York
Journal of Public Health Research, 2012 Background. Prescription drug misuse among young adults is increasingly viewed as a public health concern, yet most research has focused on student populations and excluded high-risk groups.
Stephen E. Lankenau +6 more
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User Experiences of Prescription and Over-The-Counter Drug Abuse in Aden City, Yemen
Pharmacy, 2018 Khat chewing is commonplace in Yemen, but little else is known about the misuse of other drugs, especially how such misuse may intersect with Khat use.
Ebtesam A. Abood +2 more
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