Prescription opioid analgesic drug misuse: What can we learn from doctor-shopping behaviour
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This thesis examined the phenomenon of 'doctor shopping' for prescription opioid drugs in Queensland to identify whether aspects of this behaviour could be used better identify drug misuse and to assist doctors in better treatment of patients. Findings suggest that doctor shopping is a complex and uncommon behaviour in patients receiving prescription opioid drugs and not necessarily associated with aberrant drug use. It appears that long-term high dose use of prescription opioids is a greater indicator of concern and potential risk of harm. These outcomes have relevance to the implementation of real-time reporting of prescription opioid drugs in Australia.
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| ID Code: | 108061 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (Professional Doctorate) |
| Supervisor: | Vallmuur, Kirsten & Fitzgerald, Gerard |
| Keywords: | prescription, opioid, pharmaceutical, misuse, dependence, abuse, substance use disorder, regulation, monitoring, database |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.108061 |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Centre for Future Mobility/CARRSQ Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Health Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Current > Schools > School of Public Health & Social Work |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 18 Sep 2017 02:11 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2017 02:11 |
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