Module 4: Therapeutics

Lesson 1

Need for judicious CDS prescribing (cont’d)

Prescription opioids such as oxycodone are the most frequently abused prescription drug class among young adults and often result in long-term use (Lankenau et al., 2012). Common sources of opioids in cases of misuse include a family member’s prescription, a personal prescription, and a friend or street contact with access to prescribed opioids. Personal prescriptions for opioids for pain following surgical or dental procedures have been reported to account for a third of misuse or non-medicinal drug use (Katz, Fernandez, Change, Benoit, & Butler, 2008).