Pharmacy Students Trained to Spot Drug Addiction

Many colleges and universities are implementing a program for pharmacy students to teach them how to recognize drug addiction. When a patient goes to the doctor for an injury and condition and needs medication, 75% of the time they walk out with a prescription for a potentially addicting medication. The only thing standing in the way of a patient getting that medication is a pharmacist.

Pharmacists need to recognize signs of addiction. This may be noticing a patient is acting strange when picking up a prescription, a patient coming in often for refills on an addicting medication, or even a patient trying to get a refill of something a doctor did not approve. If a pharmacist can recognize these signs, they may be able to address the issue with the patient or their doctor and get them help.

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