Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs to obtain illicit highs: how pharmacists can prevent abuse
Stefania Chiappini
Abstract
An overview of the range of medicines that are being misused, diverted, or recorded on websites reporting new trends and experimentations of drug abuse for recreational purposes and how pharmacists can detect, understand and prevent drug diversion activities and drug-misuse adverse effects.
Topics & Concepts
Medical prescriptionDrugs of abuseOver-the-counterMedicinePsychiatryMedical emergencyPharmacologyDrugPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder Treatment