Richard C. Goldsworthy|Nancy Schwartz|Christopher B. Mayhorn
Beyond Abuse and Exposure: Framing the Impact of Prescription-Medication Sharing
North Carolina State University|Academic Edge|North Carolina State University|Academic Edge|North Carolina State University|Academic Edge
objectives sought document frequency circumstances consequences prescription medicationsharing behaviors use medicationsharing impact framework organize resulting data regarding medicationloaning borrowing practices methods oneonone interviews conducted 2006 participants indicated 1 prescription medicine taken past year 2 whether previously loaned borrowed prescription medicine 3 scenarios would consider loaning borrowing prescription medicine 4 types prescription medicines loaned borrowed results 700 participants 229 reported loaned medications someone else 269 reported borrowed someone elses prescription even greater proportion participants reported situations medication sharing acceptable conclusions sharing prescription medication places individuals risk diverse consequences research regarding medication loaning borrowing behaviors associated consequences merited