Abstract
The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that 1.4%of the general population acknowledged using prescription medicationnot legitimately prescribed for them. The following study wasundertaken to explore the prevalence of prescription diversion(ie, redirection of one's medication to others) among patientsin a family practice setting.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 587 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Archives of Family Medicine |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2000 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Medicine
Keywords
- Adult
- Crime
- Drug Prescriptions*
- Family Practice
- Female
- Health Facilities
- Humans
- Male
- Substance-Related Disorders*
Disciplines
- Community Health and Preventive Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Medicine and Health Sciences
- Public Health