Abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-54

  Lessenger, James E ^a   Feinberg, Steven D ^b  

^a Stanford University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOBARBITAL; AMPHETAMINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARISOPRODOL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; CODEINE; CORICIDIN; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FENTANYL; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEBUTAL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMETHOLONE; PARACETAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SILDENAFIL; TRANQUILIZER; TRIAZOLAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549111948     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.01.070071     Document Type: Review

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