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20 paź 2021 · Key issues: patterns of non-medical use of medicines and related harms. Key questions that need to be addressed when identifying and defining a problem include who is affected, what types of substances and patterns of use are involved, and where the problem is occurring.
12 mar 2021 · An important health crisis that risks being neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic is the growing rate of prescription medicine misuse, also referred to as the nonmedical use (NMU) of prescription medicines.
4 sie 2016 · Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) refers to the self-treatment of a medical condition using medication without a prescriber’s authorization as well as use to achieve euphoric states.
10 cze 2021 · Nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is a major public health concern. The aim of the study was to compare intoxication-oriented users to those who utilised prescription drugs nonmedically for other purposes.
Increased non-medical use creates a greater demand for prescription medications, leading to new sources of diversion from medical to non-medical use or to the production of coun- terfeit drugs (United States, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2008).
This article will review the literature on young adult NUPM, focusing first on the characteristics of those young adults engaged in NUPM. Then, we will examine the most common motives for NUPM, the sources young adults use to engage in nonmedical use and the related process of medication diversion.
Addressing the non-medical use of prescription drugs needs to carefully take into consideration the need to ensure the availability of these substances (that do have a recognised and much needed medical use), while preventing diversion and misuse.
