Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., 6191 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
J Psychoactive Drugs. 2010 Jun;42(2):127-32. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2010.10400685.
The nonmedical use of prescribed controlled substances has become a major public health problem. This article reviews the extent of prescription drug abuse reflected in drug overdose deaths, youth drug use and drug-impaired driving. Efforts to reduce illegal, nonmedical use of prescribed controlled drugs must be balanced so as not to interfere with appropriate medical use of these medicines. Future policy options include identifying and expanding leadership in the research and medical communities, creation of a national public education campaign, development of abuse-resistant drug formulas, increasing prescription drug monitoring programs and enforcement efforts, establishing effective drugged driving laws, and improving substance abuse treatment.
非医疗目的使用处方管制药物已成为一个主要的公共卫生问题。本文综述了在药物过量死亡、青少年药物使用和药物影响驾驶方面反映出的处方药物滥用程度。减少非法、非医疗目的使用处方管制药物的努力必须保持平衡，以免干扰这些药物的适当医疗用途。未来的政策选择包括确定和扩大研究和医疗界的领导作用，开展国家公共教育运动，开发抗滥用药物配方，增加处方药物监测计划和执法力度，制定有效的药物驾驶法律，以及改善物质滥用治疗。
