Prescription Stimulant Use and Misuse: Implications for Responsible Prescribing Practices

Arria and DuPont discuss on Compton et al study regarding the needs to refocus medicine on the practices of prescribing medications, especially controlled substances. In the US who use prescription stimulants medically or misuse them--that is, use them without having a prescription or use their pres...

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Published in:	The American journal of psychiatry Vol. 175; no. 8; pp. 707 - 708
Main Authors:	Arria, Amelia M, DuPont, Robert L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Psychiatric Association 01-08-2018
Subjects:	Adult Behavior disorders Central Nervous System Stimulants Drug use Humans Motivation Physicians Prescription Drug Misuse Prescriptions Prevalence Stimulants United States United States Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder Epidemiology CNS Stimulants
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Summary:	Arria and DuPont discuss on Compton et al study regarding the needs to refocus medicine on the practices of prescribing medications, especially controlled substances. In the US who use prescription stimulants medically or misuse them--that is, use them without having a prescription or use their prescribed medication in ways that are not indicated by their physicians. Their analyses show that 16 million adult Americans used a prescription stimulant during the past year, 11 million used these medications without signs of misuse, while 5 million misused a prescription stimulant, and an additional 400,000 met criteria for a prescription stimulant use disorder.
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ISSN:	0002-953X 1535-7228
DOI:	10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18050596