Polypharmacy Among Prescription Drug Users
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2017-08-01
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The Center for Health Policy
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Polypharmacy, i.e., the misuse of multiple prescription drugs or prescription medication with other substances, is highly problematic. Whether unintentional or deliberate, misuse of multiple drugs can lead to adverse effects including addiction; drug-drug interactions; and overdose, potentially resulting in death. Polypharmacy is not uncommon; almost 84 percent of prescription drug misusers receiving substance abuse treatment in Indiana reported using at least one additional substance, most commonly alcohol or marijuana.
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Omenka, I. and Greene, MS. (2017). "Polypharmacy Among Prescription Drug Users". Published by The Center for Health Policy at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN.
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