"Prescription Drug Misuse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Improper use of prescription drugs or medications outside the intended purpose, scope, or guidelines for use.
| Descriptor ID |
D063487
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.306.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Prescription Drug Misuse- Prescription Drug Misuse
- Drug Misuse, Prescription
- Misuse, Prescription Drug
- Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
- Non Medical Use of Prescription Drugs
- NMUPD
- Prescription Medicine Misuse
- Medicine Misuse, Prescription
- Misuse, Prescription Medicine
- Prescription Medicine Misuses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Misuse" by people in Profiles.
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An Effective Intervention: Limiting Opioid Prescribing as a Means of Reducing Opioid Analgesic Misuse, and Overdose Deaths. J Law Med Ethics. 2020 06; 48(2):249-258.
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Correlates of Opioid Abstinence in a 42-Month Posttreatment Naturalistic Follow-Up Study of Prescription Opioid Dependence. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 03 26; 80(2).
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Overview of Prescription Opioid Deaths in the Oklahoma State Medicaid Population, 2012-2016. Med Care. 2018 08; 56(8):727-735.
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Effects of Alcohol Interventions on Other Drug Use in the Cherokee Nation. Am J Public Health. 2018 02; 108(2):259-261.
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What the Recent Changes to the Oklahoma Prescription Monitoring Program Mean to Oklahoma Dentists. J Okla Dent Assoc. 2015 Nov-Dec; 106(6):36-7, 39.