Psychiatric Nursing's role in preventing doctor shopping

摘要

The problem of prescription drug abuse in this country is significant. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA, n.d.), in 2009, 7 million Americans 12 and older used prescription drugs nonmedically within the past month, representing a 13% increase from the previous year. There has also been an increase in prescribing rates of controlled drugs. The DEA indicated retail drug sales of bpioid agents increased by 127% between 1997 and 2006 (Manchikanti & Singh, 2008).