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Prescription Drug Abuse: Identifying Risk Factors and Warning Signs

Jennifer M. Strickland

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analgesics, non-narcotic; hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen; low back pain; opioid analgesics; prescription drug abuse.

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Identifying Risk Factors and Warning Signs

Objectives

1. Identify potential warning signs of prescription drug abuse.

2. Identify risk factors that may increase the incidence and likelihood of prescription drug abuse.

3. Perform a patient assessment of the potential for prescription drug abuse.

4. Distinguish between

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