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The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review

Malak Haija Ahmed Jaafari, Mohammed Abdu Ali Hindi, Amal Mohammed Hadadi, Rawan Ali Khobrani, Elaf Yahya Hakami, Rayyanah Hassan Humedi, Zainab Ali Hadadi, Asma Essa Ahmed Shutayfa, Latifah Ali Mousa Haidar.


Abstract
Pharmacists are crucial to caring for patients who use and abuse psychoactive substances, especially those with substance use disorders, in all care settings. The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA) has created key skills for pharmacists to address substance use in the 21st century to maximize, maintain, and increase these independent and collaborative responsibilities. Thus, this study aims to explore the role of pharmacists in fighting substance abuse. This is an updated systematic review of studies on the role of pharmacists in fighting substance abuse between 2019 and 2022. The PubMed and Google scholar databases were used to explore studies regarding our subject. The keywords included “Role, Pharmacists, Fighting, Substance, and Abuse” and were used in various combinations. Original research reporting medical therapies used in the role of pharmacists in fighting substance abuse and full-text publications served as the inclusion criterion.Though 150 articles were obtained, only eight met the inclusion criteria. The review involved community pharmacists; all the studies were cross-sectional. The most abused prescription and non-prescription drugs were anti-malarials and simple analgesics, over-the-counter (OTC), opioids, prescription medicines, and Pregabalin. Nearly half of the studied pharmacists received substance use disorder (SUD) education concerning pharmacists' knowledge and perceptions in pharmacy school. The number of years worked significantly predicted knowledge and screening. Relationships between knowledge, attitudes, and practices indicate a need for experiential education that includes psychosocial aspects of care. This clarifies that the pharmacists' role in preventing drug abuse is significant. Training programs influenced pharmacists' attitudes and perceptions about targeted behaviors and associated them with the value of screening for opioid misuse or overdose risk and counseling patients about the benefits and risks of opioids.

Key words: Role, pharmacists, fighting, substance, and abuse.


 
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Jaafari MHA, Hindi MAA, AMH, RAK, Hakami EY, Humedi RH, Hadadi ZA, Shutayfa AEA, Haidar LAM. The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. IJMDC. 2024; 8(1): 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515

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Jaafari MHA, Hindi MAA, AMH, RAK, Hakami EY, Humedi RH, Hadadi ZA, Shutayfa AEA, Haidar LAM. The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=162797 [Access: March 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515

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Jaafari MHA, Hindi MAA, AMH, RAK, Hakami EY, Humedi RH, Hadadi ZA, Shutayfa AEA, Haidar LAM. The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. IJMDC. 2024; 8(1): 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


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Jaafari MHA, Hindi MAA, AMH, RAK, Hakami EY, Humedi RH, Hadadi ZA, Shutayfa AEA, Haidar LAM. The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. IJMDC. (2024), [cited March 28, 2024]; 8(1): 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


Harvard Style

Jaafari, M. H. A., Hindi, . M. A. A., , . A. M. H., , . R. A. K., Hakami, . E. Y., Humedi, . R. H., Hadadi, . Z. A., Shutayfa, . A. E. A. & Haidar, . L. A. M. (2024) The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. IJMDC, 8 (1), 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


Turabian Style

Jaafari, Malak Haija Ahmed, Mohammed Abdu Ali Hindi, Amal Mohammed Hadadi, Rawan Ali Khobrani, Elaf Yahya Hakami, Rayyanah Hassan Humedi, Zainab Ali Hadadi, Asma Essa Ahmed Shutayfa, and Latifah Ali Mousa Haidar. 2024. The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (1), 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


Chicago Style

Jaafari, Malak Haija Ahmed, Mohammed Abdu Ali Hindi, Amal Mohammed Hadadi, Rawan Ali Khobrani, Elaf Yahya Hakami, Rayyanah Hassan Humedi, Zainab Ali Hadadi, Asma Essa Ahmed Shutayfa, and Latifah Ali Mousa Haidar. "The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8 (2024), 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Jaafari, Malak Haija Ahmed, Mohammed Abdu Ali Hindi, Amal Mohammed Hadadi, Rawan Ali Khobrani, Elaf Yahya Hakami, Rayyanah Hassan Humedi, Zainab Ali Hadadi, Asma Essa Ahmed Shutayfa, and Latifah Ali Mousa Haidar. "The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 8.1 (2024), 280-287. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Jaafari, M. H. A., Hindi, . M. A. A., , . A. M. H., , . R. A. K., Hakami, . E. Y., Humedi, . R. H., Hadadi, . Z. A., Shutayfa, . A. E. A. & Haidar, . L. A. M. (2024) The Role of Pharmacists in Fighting Substance Abuse: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 8 (1), 280-287. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1690501515




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