Pharmacists’ perspectives on drug abuse control in the Nelson Mandela Metropole

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: SAPS-P-49
• By: TRUTER, Ilse (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Drug Utilization Research Unit (DURU), Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
• Co-author(s): Vos, A. (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
  Knoesen, B.C. (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background:
  Prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) analgesic abuse is increasingly becoming a problem in South Africa. According to the literature, lifestyle changes and stress levels are some of the reasons that have a direct impact on the increase in abuse.
  Aims:
  To identify the main causes of opioid analgesic abuse, and to identify and develop

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