Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2013
Prescription medication exchange patterns among methadone maintenance patients.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prescription medication sharing: a systematic review of the literature.American journal of public health · 2014Pooled it
- Views, Barriers and Facilitators of Policymakers, Pharmacists and Community Health Representative in Managing Unused Medicine in a Socioeconomically Diverse District in Indonesia.F1000Research · 2026Article
- An age-based analysis of nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who use illegal drugs in Vancouver, Canada.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2018Article
- Frequency and correlates of sleep disturbance in methadone and buprenorphine-maintained patients.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Psychoactive medications and disengagement from office based opioid treatment (obot) with buprenorphine.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- Risks associated with borrowing and sharing of prescription analgesics among patients observed by pain management physicians in Croatia: a qualitative study.Journal of pain research · 2016Article
- Prescription medicine sharing: exploring patients' beliefs and experiences.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2016Article
- Prescription Drug Diversion: Predictors of Illicit Acquisition and Redistribution in Three U.S. Metropolitan Areas.AIMS public health · 2015Article
- Sharing prescription medicines: results of a survey of community pharmacy clients in Auckland, New Zealand.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2014Article
- Perceived stress and substance use in methadone-maintained smokers.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2013Article
- Characteristics of methadone maintenance treatment patients prescribed opioid analgesics.Substance abuseArticle
- A review of buprenorphine diversion and misuse: the current evidence base and experiences from around the world.Journal of addiction medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundExchange of prescription medications is a significant public health problem particularly among substance abusing populations. Little is known about the extent of medication sharing and receiving behaviors in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) populations and the factors associated with such behaviors.
methodsWe examined rates, and factors associated with past year medication sharing and receiving practices of 315 MMT smokers who had enrolled in a clinical trial of smoking cessation. Sequential logistic regression models estimated the effect of demographic and substance use variables on the probability of sharing or receiving medications.
resultsParticipants averaged 40 years of age, and 49% were male. Among persons prescribed medications, 19.9% reported sharing. Nearly 40% had used medication not prescribed to them. Pain medications, sleep medications, and sedatives, were most commonly shared and received. Younger age was a significant predictor of both sharing medications (OR=0.92, 95%CI 0.88; 0.96, p<.01) and receiving medications (OR=0.94, 95%CI 0.92; 0.97, p<.01). Financial hardship (OR=2.05, 95%CI 1.13; 3.72, p<.05), and recent use of heroin (OR=5.59, 95%CI 1.89; 16.57, p<.01) or cocaine (OR=3.70, 95%CI 1.48; 9.28, p<.05), were also independently associated with a significantly higher likelihood of receiving prescription drugs of abuse.
conclusionsThe high prevalence of prescription medication sharing and receiving behaviors among persons in MMT often include substances with abuse potential and suggest the need for comprehensive approaches for minimizing this phenomenon.
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