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Prescription Drug Abuse

By: Duane R. Neff & Rebekah M Zincavage
In: Encyclopedia of Global Health
Edited by: Yawei Zhang
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:drug abuse; drug prescriptions; drugs; drugs of abuse; opioids; prescription drug abuse; prescriptions

In the United States certain drugs are only available by prescription from a licensed medical doctor. When used in ways other than they are intended, prescribed medications have the potential for abuse. Prescription drug abuse is conceptualized as the non-medical consumption ...

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  Neff, D., & Zincavage, R. (2008). Prescription drug abuse. In Y. Zhang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global health (Vol. 1, pp. 1421-1422). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n1002
  
  Neff, Duane R., and Rebekah M Zincavage. "Prescription Drug Abuse." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 1421-22. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n1002.
  
  Neff, D. and Zincavage, R. 2008. Prescription Drug Abuse. In: Yawei Zhang Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Global Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1421-1422 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n1002> [Accessed 21 Apr 2021].
  
  Neff, Duane R. and Rebekah M Zincavage. "Prescription Drug Abuse." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Yawei Zhang. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1421-22. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.n1002.
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