PSYC 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychoactive Drug, Centre For Addiction And Mental Health, Oxycodone

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3403
• Professor: John Weekes

Document Summary

For example: pain relief, tranquilizers, simulants, sedaives, barbituates. Use of prescripion drugs for purposes other than that for which they are intended or prescribed. A 1999-2000 study of admissions to camh in toronto 11% reported abuse of prescripion drugs. Small number of physicians responsible for wriing prescripions for large quaniies of. For example: 68% of physicians in nld and labrador -100 or fewer prescripions of oxyconin during a. 16-month period: 2% wrote 2,500 prescripions, 1% wrote 5,000 prescripions. One of the only cases in which stolen goods increase in street value. Despite the mark ups may sill be cheaper and easier get obtain. Belief that commercially produced drugs are somehow beter and safer to use. Less likely to get hassled by police when found in possession of a prescripion medicaion. It only takes a handful of staf in pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, dr. "s oices, and pharmaceuical companies to lood a region with diverted drugs.