Prescription Drug Diversion
"Prescription Drug Diversion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The transfer of prescription drugs from legal to illegal distribution and marketing networks.
| Descriptor ID |
D064226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.198.240.609 I01.880.735.191.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Prescription Drug Diversion- Prescription Drug Diversion
- Diversion, Prescription Drug
- Diversions, Prescription Drug
- Drug Diversion, Prescription
- Drug Diversions, Prescription
- Prescription Drug Diversions
- Controlled Substance Diversion
- Controlled Substance Diversions
- Diversion, Controlled Substance
- Diversions, Controlled Substance
- Substance Diversion, Controlled
- Substance Diversions, Controlled
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Diversion" by people in Profiles.
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Increasing diversion of prescribed benzodiazepines and Z-drugs to new psychoactive substances. Clin Ter. 2021 Mar 15; 172(2):116-118.
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Revising our attitudes towards agonist medications and their diversion in a time of pandemic. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2020 12; 119:108139.
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The More Things Change: Buprenorphine/naloxone Diversion Continues While Treatment Remains Inaccessible. J Addict Med. 2018 Nov/Dec; 12(6):459-465.
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Opioid addiction, diversion, and abuse in chronic and cancer pain. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2018 06; 12(2):124-130.
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Prescription drug diversion is becoming a lucrative business in regional and rural Australian communities and is escalating due to methamphetamine withdrawal. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2018 Apr; 27(2):467-469.
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Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2017 Nov 01; 152(11):1066-1071.
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US cardiologist is sentenced to prison for plot to kill rival doctor. BMJ. 2017 Feb 08; 356:j708.