FURTHER READING
Substance Use Attitudes, Behaviors, Education and Prevention in Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education – Corresponding Author Merrill Norton, DPh, PharmD
Prevalence of hazardous alcohol use among pharmacy students at nine US schools of pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice 2011 Jul-Sep; 9(3): 162-168- Clayton English, Jose A Rey, and Lauren S, Schlesselman
State programs assisting pharmacy professionals with substance use disorders
JAPhA July 2017 – Kim Edward Light, Karen Goodner, Victoria A. Seaton, Bethany Boyle, Robert Hopkins
Treating the Addicted Pharmacist: Defining the Issue
Counselor Magazine 2015 – Lead Author Wallace Cross RPh, MHS, CDAC
Addiction and substance abuse in the pharmacy professions: From discovery to recovery
Author Wallace Cross RPh, MHS, CDAC 2013 – APhA CE has expired but good article
The Impaired Professional: Understanding Addicted Physicians
Counselor Magazine 2015 – Author Gregory E Skipper, MD, FASAM
Why Doctors Prescribe Opioids to Known Opioid Abusers
New England Journal of Medicine published this article October 2012
Prospects Brighten for Pharmacists in Recovery: New methods help pharmacists confront drug abuse
Retail Pharmacy Management published this article
Buprenorphine: The Pharmacist’s View
printed in “the fix” article by Jake Nichols PharmD 07/28/16
The Neurobiology of Addiction
A person’s initial decision to use alcohol or other drugs (AOD’s) is influenced by genetic, psycho-social, and environmental factors. Once ingested, however, the drug itself can encourage its continued use through direct action on the nerve cells of the brain.