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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aim To explore the practices, confidence and perspectives of community pharmacists in deprescribing high‐risk psychotropic medicines, including opioid analgesics, benzodiazepine, gabapentinoids and medicinal cannabis. Methods An anonymous, cross‐sectional national online survey was conducted between January and April 2025 among Australian community ...
Monica Jung +5 more
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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 +3 more
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Mortality post inpatient alcohol detoxification: a descriptive case series [PDF]
, 2013 <br>Background: Individuals with alcohol dependence often die prematurely. Scotland in particular has high rates of alcohol misuse compared to the rest of the UK and Europe.
Brodie, A. +3 more
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Prescription Drug Misuse and Sexual Behavior Among Young Adults [PDF]
The Journal of Sex Research, 2015 Though research indicates a complex link between substance use and sexual risk behavior, there is limited research on the association between sexual risk behavior and prescription drug misuse. In light of alarming increases in prescription drug misuse and the role of demographic characteristics in sexual risk behavior and outcomes, the current study ...
Brooke E, Wells +3 more
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Archives of Public Health, 2022 Background Misuse of prescription stimulants (PS) has been reported among students to enhance academic performance in Flanders (Belgium). However, PS misuse among students in the French-speaking community is unknown.
Martine Sabbe +9 more
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Innovative Drug Delivery and Formulation Designs To Deter Drug Abuse/Misuse Related To Suicide [PDF]
, 2012 Patients with a history of abuse/misuse of pain and psychotic medications are at high risk for suicide. Novel drug delivery and formulation approaches have been explored to reduce the potential of drug abuse/misuse and to improve patient compliance. This
Zhao, Fang
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Application of Basic Pharmacology and Dispensing Practice of Antibiotics in Accredited Drug-Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Provision of pharmaceutical services in accredited drug-dispensing outlets (ADDOs) in Tanzania has not been reported. This study compared the antibiotics dispensing practice between ADDOs and part II shops, or duka la dawa baridi (DLDBs), in Tanzania ...
Manyilizu, Vs, Minzi, Om
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Identifying Early Warning Signs: Addressing Youth Substance Use [PDF]
, 2015 Of high school students 35 percent indicate they are current drinkers, 20 percent are binge drinkers, and 24 percent use marijuana. By the time they are seniors more than 20 percent will have used a prescription drug for a nonmedical purpose.
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Association between altitude, prescription opioid misuse, and fatal overdoses
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2019 Objective: Prescription opioid misuse and fatal overdoses have increased significantly over the last two decades. Living at altitude has been linked to greater reward benefits of other drugs of abuse, and living at altitude may also exacerbate the ...
Hendrik J. Ombach +6 more
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2013 Objective : The paper highlights the extent of pharmaceutical drug misuse problems in Australia and explores how pharmaceutical opioid misuse could be reduced by implementation of a technological tool: a prescription co‐ordination program (PCP).
Roger Nicholas +3 more
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