Prescription drug misuse (PDM), or using medications in ways other than prescribed, or for the purposes of getting high, is one of the most common forms of drug abuse in the USA and other parts of the world. Behind marijuana, prescription drugs are the second most heavily trafficked drug ...
Prescription drug misuse: issues for primary care FINAL REPORT OF FINDINGSJanie SheridanRachael Butler
Adolescents' misuse of prescription drugs recently has become viewed as a growing problem. In the USA, for example, adolescents' use of illicit drugs has declined as their use of nonmedical prescription drugs has increased dramatically. Studies have begun to provide important descriptive research on...
suitable to misuse. Finally, it implies a demand for support from the regulatory staff to eventually prepare for scheduling of the final product based upon its abuse potential properties, thus influencing the prescription procedures and subsequently leading to a restricted availability of the drug ...
6.1 millionAmericans misuse prescription drugs each month 52 millionpeople in the United States have abused prescription drugsFor those locked in the grips of prescription drug addiction, professional treatment is available. Rehab facilities and recovery specialists can help you rid prescription drugs from...
However, prescription drug diversion, misuse, and abuse might serve as one of the critical barriers for achieving optimal medication adherence among people living with HIV, thereby negatively impacting the HIV care mandate. The primary aim of this scoping review is to gather evidence on the ...
Prescription drug misuse among homeless youth. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014;138:229–33.Rhoades H, Winetrobe H, Rice E. Prescription drug misuse among homeless youth. Drug Alcohol Depend 2014;138:229-233.Rhoades, H., Winetrobe, H., & Rice, E. (2014). Prescription drug misuse among homeless...
The aims of this study were to assess prescription drug misuse and illicit drug use in Hispanic students, as well as potential theoretically and empirically based risk and protective factors. Hispanic students (n = 435; 59% female) from a U. S. university located on the border with Mexico ...
Prescription drug misuse among Asian-American adults: Results from a national survey. Substance Use & Misuse 46(13):1700-1708, 2011.Watkins WC, Ford JA. Prescription drug misuse among Asian-American adults: results from a National Survey. Subst Use Misuse. 2011;46:1700–8....
Rates of Prescription Drug Abuse Misuse and abuse of prescription drugs is alarmingly common; over 15 million people in the United States abused drugs in 2013 alone. If a person engages in prescription drug abuse only once, there may be no consequence at all. However, most people who do abu...