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Drug diversion

Index Drug diversion

Drug diversion is a medical and legal concept involving the transfer of any legally prescribed controlled substance from the individual for whom it was prescribed to another person for any illicit use. [1]

25 relations: Amphetamine, Cardinal Health, Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, Diversion, Diversion Investigator, Drug disposal, Drug policy of Oregon, Electronic prescribing, Ileana Saros, Index of criminology articles, James M. Cole, Medical cannabis in the United States, Michele Leonhart, Nootropic, Opioid overdose, Pain management, Prescription monitoring program, Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Richard Fuisz, Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, Sodium oxybate, Substance abuse, Tom Marino, Xylazine.

Amphetamine

Amphetamine (contracted from) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity.

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Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health, Inc. is a Fortune 500 health care services company based in Dublin, Ohio.

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Coalition Against Insurance Fraud

The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud is a coalition of insurance organizations, consumers, government agencies and legislative bodies working to enact anti-fraud legislation, educate the public, and provide anti-fraud advice.

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances

The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics signed in Vienna, Austria on 21 February 1971.

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Diversion

Diversion may refer to.

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Diversion Investigator

Diversion Investigator (DI) is the title of a specialist position within the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States Department of Justice.

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Drug disposal

Drug disposal is the discarding of drugs.

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Drug policy of Oregon

The U.S. state of Oregon has various policies restricting the production, sale, and use of different substances.

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Electronic prescribing

Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing or e-Rx) is the computer-based electronic generation, transmission, and filling of a medical prescription, taking the place of paper and faxed prescriptions.

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Ileana Saros

Ileana Nikki Saros (born 1950) is a former state government official.

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Index of criminology articles

Articles related to criminology and law enforcement.

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James M. Cole

James Michael Cole (born May 2, 1952) is an American attorney who served as United States Deputy Attorney General from December 29, 2010 to January 8, 2015.

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Medical cannabis in the United States

In the United States, the use of cannabis for medical purposes is legal in 30 states, plus the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, as of June 2018.

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Michele Leonhart

Michele Marie Leonhart (born February 27, 1956) is an American career law enforcement officer and the former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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Nootropic

Nootropics, also known as smart drugs and cognitive enhancers, are drugs, supplements, and other substances that purport to improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals.

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Opioid overdose

An opioid overdose is toxicity due to excessive opioids.

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Pain management

Pain management, pain medicine, pain control or algiatry, is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain The typical pain management team includes medical practitioners, pharmacists, clinical psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, nurses.

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Prescription monitoring program

In the United States, prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) or prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are state-run programs which collect and distribute data about the prescription and dispensation of federally controlled substances and, as the individual states deem appropriate, other potentially addictive or abusable prescription drugs.

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Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

The 1972 Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs was a protocol that made several changes to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

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Richard Fuisz

Richard Carl Fuisz, M.D. (born December 12, 1939) is an American physician, inventor, and entrepreneur, with connections to the United States military and intelligence community.

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Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 is an international treaty to prohibit production and supply of specific (nominally narcotic) drugs and of drugs with similar effects except under licence for specific purposes, such as medical treatment and research.

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Sodium oxybate

Sodium oxybate is a prescription medication used to treat two symptoms of narcolepsy: sudden muscle weakness and excessive daytime sleepiness.

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Substance abuse

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is a patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others, and is a form of substance-related disorder.

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Tom Marino

Thomas Anthony Marino (born August 13, 1952) is an American politician and attorney.

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Xylazine

Xylazine is an analogue of clonidine and an agonist at the α2 class of adrenergic receptor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_diversion

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