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Journal of Substance Use Volume 14, 2009 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Prescription drug abuse and methods of diversion: The potential role of a pharmacy network

A. El‐Aneed College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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R. Alaghehbandan Newfoundland and Labrador Center for Health Information, Research and Evaluation Department, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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N. Gladney Newfoundland and Labrador Center for Health Information, Research and Evaluation Department, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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K. Collins Newfoundland and Labrador Center for Health Information, Research and Evaluation Department, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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D. Macdonald Newfoundland and Labrador Center for Health Information, Research and Evaluation Department, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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B. Fischer Centre for Addictions Research of BC, University of Victoria, Canada
Pages 75-83 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Julianne L. Webster. (2013) Assessing community pharmacist engagement in a policing partnership strategy to reduce the illicit diversion of pseudoephedrine products. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 9:6, pages 903-917.
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Helen Gallagher. (2013) Addressing the Issue of Chronic, Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Use: How Can Pharmacists Play a Role?. Pharmacy 1:2, pages 65-93.
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Gerald Cochran, Craig Field, Kenneth Lawson & Carlton Erickson. (2013) Pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding screening and brief intervention for prescription opioid abuse: a survey of Utah and Texas pharmacists. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research 4:2, pages 71-79.
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Benedikt Fischer, Wayne Jones, Murray Krahn & Jürgen Rehm. (2011) Differences and over‐time changes in levels of prescription opioid analgesic dispensing from retail pharmacies in Canada, 2005–2010. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 20:12, pages 1269-1277.
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