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Area of Science:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Prescription medication abuse is a significant and growing epidemic in the United States.
  • Physicians require enhanced knowledge regarding patient behaviors associated with substance use disorder (SUD) and medication acquisition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the specific behaviors and strategies employed by patients with SUD to obtain prescription medications.
  • To equip physicians with insights into patient tactics for acquiring controlled substances.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was conducted with patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.
  • Participants were screened, selected, and interviewed by a physician to gather data on their methods of obtaining prescription drugs.

Main Results:

  • 36 patients completed the survey, reporting an average of 50.2 prescriptions each.
  • Nearly 80% of patients used multiple pharmacies, and 75% feigned symptoms to get prescriptions.
  • Opioids were the most commonly obtained drugs (97.2%), followed by sedative-hypnotics (47.4%).

Conclusions:

  • Patients seeking prescription medications often engage multiple healthcare providers and pharmacies.
  • Primary care and pain management physicians appear to be targeted most frequently for obtaining prescriptions.
  • Individuals with SUD will employ extensive and varied methods to acquire prescription medications.