The (mis)use of psychoactive medicines: getting the balance right in complex systems

Addiction. 2014 Feb;109(2):182-3. doi: 10.1111/add.12306.

Authors

Paul Griffiths¹, Michael Evans-Brown, Roumen Sedefov

Affiliation

¹ European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal. paul.griffiths@emcdda.europa.eu.

PMID: 24422610
DOI: 10.1111/add.12306

No abstract available

Keywords: Diversion; medicines; new psychoactive substances; opioids; policy; prescription drug misuse.

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid*
Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
European Union
Health Policy
Humans
North America
Opioid-Related Disorders*
Prescription Drug Misuse*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid