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Safety concerns reported by coroners following fentanyl patch fatalities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland between 1997 and 2024

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To identify safety concerns reported by coroners following fentanyl patch‐related deaths in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and determine differences in coronial reporting. Methods A systematic case series linking the National Programme on Substance Use Mortality (NPSUM) and the Preventable Deaths Tracker (PDT) (https ...
Eman Mshari, Caroline S. Copeland, Georgia C. Richards   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Pitfalls and Promises of Sports Participation and Prescription Drug Misuse Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Youth
Though previous studies have demonstrated the protective benefits of sports participation against illicit drug use for a general population, how these findings apply to LGBTQ youth remains unknown.
Lindsay Kahle Semprevivo, Vera Lopez, Madelaine Adelman, Jon Lasser   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs among Medical Students and the Relationship With Illicit Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Use

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2018
Nonmedical use of prescription medications is a growing health problem including not only the opioid painkiller overdose epidemic but also benzodiazepine and stimulants misuse.
Georgios Papazisis, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Spyridon Siafis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Correlates of Prescription Drug Misuse Among Spanish Adolescents

Psicothema, 2022
Prescription drug (PD) misuse among adolescents constitutes a growing health concern worldwide. This study aimed to provide up-to-date prevalence and correlates of PD misuse (i.e., tranquilizers, opioids and stimulants) among a national representative sample of high-school adolescents in Spain.We used nationwide data from 36,788 adolescents (51.93 ...
Weidberg López, Sara Eva, Aonso Diego, Gema, García Fernández, Gloria, Secades Villa, Roberto   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Mapping opioid exposure through prescription data and postmortem analysis of opioid drugs in multiple tissues

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Although opioids are central to end of life (EoL) care, tissue‐level opioid exposure remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to characterize the relationship between prescription‐derived morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD) and measured morphine concentrations across multiple organs.
Niamh Higgins, Alan Wells, Nimish Patel, Nicole Muttera, Mattia Trunfio, Alessandra Manca, Amedeo De Nicolò, Micol Ferrara, Stefano Bonora, Jessica Cusato, Alice Palermiti, Antonio D'Avolio, Marissa Borochoff, Patricia K. Riggs, Elizabeth Hastie, Rabia S. Atayee, Stephanie Solso, Cheryl Dullano, Vanessa Gomez‐Moreno, Tara Tenenbaum, Robert Deiss, Davey M. Smith, Antoine Chaillon, Sara Gianella   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of oxycodone vs. morphine as first‐line opioid on new persistent opioid use after orthopaedic surgery: A prospective sequential cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Postoperative opioids, intended for short‐term analgesia, contribute to new persistent opioid use in 1%–7% of patients, adversely affecting outcomes. Oxycodone may carry higher risk than morphine, though long‐term data are limited.
Eward J. Melis, Johanna E. Vriezekolk, Frédérique H. C. Bollen, Dirk E. Schrander, Arnt F. A. Schellekens, Bart J. F. van den Bemt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription drug monitoring programs and prescription pain medication misuse among U.S. high school students—2019

BMC Public Health
Background Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-level databases that track and inform prescribing practices to reduce prescription drug diversion and misuse.
Kevin Liu, Marco Benedetti, Alexander Evans, Motao Zhu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combinations of prescription drug misuse and illicit drugs among young adults [PDF]

Addictive Behaviors, 2014
Prescription drug misuse remains a critical drug trend. Data indicate that young adults in nightlife scenes misuse prescription drugs at high rates. As such, continued surveillance of the patterns of prescription drug misuse among young adults is necessary, particularly assessments that spotlight specific areas of risk, such as polydrug use.Prevalence ...
Brian C, Kelly, Brooke E, Wells, Mark, Pawson, Amy, LeClair, Jeffrey T, Parsons   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Psychotropic medication use among community dwellers with and without Parkinson's disease – A nationwide cohort study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims We studied the prevalence of psychotropic use and psychotropic polypharmacy in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) during a 10‐year follow‐up, because longitudinal studies on this topic are scarce although non‐motor symptoms of PD are often treated with psychotropics.
Noora Nieminen, Anna‐Maija Tolppanen, Valtteri Kaasinen, Marjaana Koponen, Sirpa Hartikainen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prescription opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults in the United States: A national survey study.

PLoS Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND:Prescription opioid misuse has become a leading cause of unintentional injury and death among adolescents and young adults in the United States.
Joel D Hudgins, John J Porter, Michael C Monuteaux, Florence T Bourgeois   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source