Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and stimulants among student pharmacists

Knowledge, attitude and opinion of drug misuse and abuse by pharmacy students: a cross-sectional study in Jordan

“…Similar results were confirmed by many researchers through the Middle East area [2,8,10]. Moreover, a number of studies in Jordan have highlighted the misuse and self-medication by systemic antibiotics [2,[11][12][13].…”

“…Research has shown that opioid analgesics, stimulants, psychotherapeutic drugs, antihistamines, stimulant laxatives and sympathomimetics were among the most widely misused and abused prescribed and OTC medications [5][6][7][8].…”

Manejo del dolor: Trastorno por uso de opiáceos de prescripción médica y su relación con la práctica clínica

“…En este grupo etario, constituyen los fármacos con mayor uso sin prescripción médi-ca. Asimismo, datos de la encuesta nacional de salud y uso de drogas de los Estados Unidos de América revelan que hasta un 26% de los jóve-nes entre 18 y 25 años han dado un mal uso a opiáceos de prescripción médica a lo largo de su vida 27 .…”

Attitudes of Matriculating First-Year Pharmacy Students Toward a Mandatory, Random Drug-Screening Program

“…[1][2][3] Unfortunately, the extensive knowledge that pharmacy students possess about addicting substances does not confer protection against use of these agents. 4 Published studies concerning the extent of alcohol and drug use among pharmacy students have accumulated over the years, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] revealing some disturbing findings. McAuliffe and colleagues discovered that about two-thirds of pharmacy students had used a controlled substance without a prescription at some point in their lives, while approximately 40% had done so within the past year.…”

“…9 Lord and colleagues found that approximately 5% of pharmacy students had misused prescription opioids and another 5% had misused prescription stimulants in the past year. 11 Even more concerning are findings that pharmacy students exhibited troubling behaviors as a consequence of alcohol and drug use, such as going to class or work under the influence, providing patient care while under the influence, missing class or work, and stealing drugs from an employer or practice site. 7,8,10 In part because of such concerns, many experiential training sites, including community pharmacies, hospitals, and other health-system settings, have started to require drug testing for pharmacy students.…”