Prescription Opioid Abuse and Dependence: Assessment Strategies for Counselors

✍ Scribed by Daniel J. Weigel; Kimberly A. Donovan; Kevin S. Krug; Wayne A. Dixon

• Book ID: 102283248
• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 97 KB
• Volume: 85
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1556-6678
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00465.x

✦ Synopsis

The authors review the article “Prescription Drug Use and Abuse: Risk Factors, Red Flags, and Prevention Strategies” (J. H. Isaacson, J. A. Hopper, D. P. Alford, & T. Parran, 2005), which provides an overview of the recent increase in prescription opioid abuse and dependence from the physician's perspective. In the present article, the authors discuss the counselor's role in identifying issues related to client misuse and abuse of prescription opioids. Associated terminology, common drug acquisition strategies, and signs of problematic use are provided and discussed.