Purpose Although estimates of heroin and injection drug use (IDU) among US adolescents
have remained low and stable, national data may mask local variation in use. Adolescent …

Background Research on adolescent heroin use has focused on national surveillance,
access, prevalence of use, and overdose deaths, however, to our knowledge, no study has …

PURPOSE: We examined whether inhalant use was associated with heroin and injection
drug use (IDU) among adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States. METHODS: Data …

Background Recent indicators point to substantial increases in the number of young heroin
users across much of the United States as well as across Washington State. This study …

Introduction The prevalence of heroin use, abuse, and dependence has increased
considerably over the past decade. This increase has largely been driven by young adults …

Based on data from 2008 thru the 2014 Communities that Care Youth Survey (CCYS), the
authors examine change in lifetime use frequencyof heroin and misuse of prescription …

Background Heroin-related deaths are on the rise in the US and a large portion of heroin
overdoses involve co-use of other drugs such as benzodiazepines. A better understanding …

Background We are at a unique moment in United States (US) history as heroin overdose
rates are higher than at any time in recent memory. Based on prior research and the …

Objectives: To examine the longitudinal relationships between US adolescents' prescription
opioid use and misuse and any subsequent heroin use in adulthood. Methods: Nationally …

Background Nonmedical use of opioids has become increasingly problematic in recent
years with increases in overdoses, treatment admissions, and deaths. Use also appears to …