Prescription Opioid Diversion Sources Among African Americans: Implications for Overdose Prevention
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 59, Heft 8, S. 1271-1274
ISSN: 1532-2491
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In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 59, Heft 8, S. 1271-1274
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Social work in public health, Band 35, Heft 5, S. 282-292
ISSN: 1937-190X
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 53, Heft 7, S. 1076-1083
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 52, Heft 14, S. 1927-1931
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Military behavioral health, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 210-216
ISSN: 2163-5803
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 681-701
ISSN: 1945-1369
The goal of this research is to better understand the role that South Florida pain management clinics may be playing in the abuse and diversion of prescription drugs. This study explores 1) the characteristics and practices of pain clinics that may be facilitating the drug-seeking endeavors of prescription drug abusers and 2) the drug-seeking behaviors of prescription drug abusers who use pain clinics as a primary source for drugs. Thirty in-depth interviews were conducted with prescription drug abusers in South Florida. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and codes were generated based on thematic analyses of the data. Using grounded theory strategies, the analyses revealed six main themes: "pill mills," on-site pharmacies, liberal prescribing habits, "sponsoring" drug diversion, pain doctor/pharmacy shopping, and falsifying symptoms/documentation. These findings should provide insights for law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry as they attempt to develop appropriate policy initiatives and recommendations for best practices.
In: Evaluation and Program Planning, Band 73, S. 111-115
This research examined the following questions: (1) how do drug dealers acquire their inventories of prescription medications? and (2) which types of prescription medications do dealers most commonly sell? Data are drawn from a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded research study that examined prescription drug diversion and abuse in South Florida. In-depth semi-structured interviews (n = 50) were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of prescription drug dealers from a variety of milieus to assess patterns of diversion. Audiotapes of the interviews were transcribed, coded, and thematically analysed using the NVivo 8 software program. Dealers relied on a wide array of diversion methods including visiting multiple pain clinics, working with pharmacy employees to steal medications from pharmacies, and purchasing medications from indigent patients. The type of medication most commonly sold by dealers was prescription opioid analgesics, and to a lesser extent benzodiazepines such as alprazolam. These findings inform public health policy makers, criminal justice officials, the pharmaceutical industry and government regulatory agencies in their efforts to reduce the availability of diverted prescription drugs in the illicit market. Specifically, these data support the need for statewide prescription drug monitoring programs and increased training for healthcare workers who have access to controlled medications.
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In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 98, S. 284-289
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 58, Heft 1, S. 54-65
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Psychological services
ISSN: 1939-148X
In: Evaluation and program planning: an international journal, Band 97, S. 102225
ISSN: 1873-7870