Historique
Chapitre
Prescription opioid abuse and diversion in an urban community: the results of an ultrarapid assessment
Auteur(s) :
INCIARDI, J. A. ;
SURRATT, H. L. ;
CICERO, T. J. ;
BEARD, R. A.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
218-230
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
978-0-19-973929-5
Refs biblio. :
55
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
OPIOIDES
;
ABUS
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
MESUSAGE
;
FOCUS GROUP
;
DOULEUR
;
DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS
;
REVENDEUR
Note générale :
Reprinted from "Prescription opioid abuse and diversion in an urban community: the results of an ultrarapid assessment." In: Pain Medicine, 2009; 10, p.537-548.
Résumé :
Prescription drugs are diverted when they pass from a medical or legitimate source to an individual for whom the prescribed drug was not intended. In many instances, the diverted drugs end up on the illegal market and are then sold at a price several times higher than the cost of the prescription. In this article, James A. Inciardi and his colleagues used focus groups and in-depth interviews to examine prescription drug abuse and diversion in one community. The methodology centered on a variation of rapid assessment, which is a tool for obtaining quick information from different sources of data to gain a better understanding of the nature of a drug problem. The results show that people access diverted drugs through various means, including the elderly, patients in receipt of pain medication, and "pill brokers." These sources are indirectly linked to drugs prescribed by physicians. The authors discuss the implications of these findings and note the strengths and limitations of the methodology.
Cote :
L00464-C