Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware, 2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 430, Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA.
J Addict Dis. 2009 Oct;28(4):332-47. doi: 10.1080/10550880903182986.
A variety of surveys and studies are examined in an effort to better understand the scope of prescription drug diversion and to determine whether there are consistent patterns of diversion among various populations of prescription drug abusers. Data are drawn from the RADARS System, the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, the Delaware School Survey, and a series of quantitative and qualitative studies conducted in Miami, Florida. The data suggest that the major sources of diversion include drug dealers, friends and relatives, smugglers, pain patients, and the elderly, but these vary by the population being targeted. In all of the studies examined, the use of the Internet as a source for prescription drugs is insignificant. Little is known about where drug dealers are obtaining their supplies, and as such, prescription drug diversion is a "black box" requiring concentrated, systematic study.
本研究通过对各种调查和研究的评估，旨在深入了解处方药物滥用的范围，并确定各种处方药物滥用人群中是否存在一致的滥用模式。数据来源于 RADARS 系统、全国药物使用和健康调查、特拉华州学校调查，以及在佛罗里达州迈阿密进行的一系列定量和定性研究。研究结果表明，药物的主要来源包括：毒贩、朋友和亲戚、走私者、疼痛患者和老年人，但具体来源因目标人群而异。在所研究的所有研究中，互联网作为获取处方药物的来源并不重要。对于毒贩的药物来源知之甚少，因此，处方药物滥用是一个需要集中、系统研究的“黑盒子”。
