"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prescription Drug Misuse" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prescription Drug Misuse" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 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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Siegel N, Lambrechts MJ, Minetos P, Karamian BA, Nourie B, Curran J, Wang J, Canseco JA, Woods BI, Kaye D, Hilibrand AS, Kepler CK, Vaccaro AR, Schroeder GD. The Effect of Online Prescription Drug Monitoring on Opioid Prescription Habits After Elective Single-level Lumbar Fusion. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 11 01; 30(21):e1411-e1418.
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Kenne DR, Hamilton K, Birmingham L, Oglesby WH, Fischbein RL, Delahanty DL. Perceptions of Harm and Reasons for Misuse of Prescription Opioid Drugs and Reasons for Not Seeking Treatment for Physical or Emotional Pain Among a Sample of College Students. Subst Use Misuse. 2017 01 02; 52(1):92-99.
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Wilkerson RG, Kim HK, Windsor TA, Mareiniss DP. The Opioid Epidemic in the United States. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 May; 34(2):e1-e23.
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Compton WM, Jones CM, Baldwin GT. Relationship between Nonmedical Prescription-Opioid Use and Heroin Use. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 14; 374(2):154-63.
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Kushner SJ. The pain of controlling pain. Del Med J. 2013 Apr; 85(4):105-6.