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 ...
Matthew O. Howard +2 more
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Alcohol, Prescription Drug Misuse, Sexual Violence, and Dating Violence Among High School Youth [PDF]
J Adolesc Health, 2018 Dorothy L. Espelage +4 more
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Prescription opioid injection and risk of hepatitis C in relation to traditional drugs of misuse in a prospective cohort of street youth [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: Despite dramatic increases in the misuse of prescription opioids, the extent to which their intravenous injection places drug users at risk of acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains unclear. We sought to compare risk of HCV acquisition from
DeBeck, Kora +5 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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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundBenzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics (z-drugs) are commonly prescribed for their anxiolytic and hypnotic properties, though they can also be misused.
R. Kathryn McHugh +5 more
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Antiretroviral medication: An emerging category of prescription drug misuse [PDF]
The American Journal on Addictions, 2013 Prescription drug abuse has been a focus of public health concern over the past two decades with many studies addressing patterns of narcotic analgesic abuse and diversion. Most research in this domain has centered on controlled substances with known abuse liability.
Hilary L. Surratt +3 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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Sources of Nonmedical Prescription Drug Misuse Among US High School Seniors: Differences in Motives and Substance Use Behaviors [PDF]
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 2019 Sean Esteban McCabe +7 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 +3 more
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Medical use and misuse of psychoactive prescription medications among US youth and young adults
Family Medicine and Community Health, 2021 Objective To investigate prevalence and correlates of medical use and misuse of psychoactive prescription medications among US youth and young adults.Design Cross-sectional, self-reported surveys from the 2015–2018 National Survey of Drug Use and Health.
Israel Agaku +2 more
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