Searching for answers: Proper prescribing of controlled prescription drugs

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Brown, Martha E ^a   Swiggart, William H ^b   Dewey, Charlene M ^b   Ghulyan, Marine V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT); Controlled prescription medications; Drug seeking patients; Misprescribing; Prescription drug abuse; Screening

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIPTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; DRUG CONTROL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84862627209     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.662081     Document Type: Article

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