Purpose The prevalence of past-year prescription opioid use (POU), nonmedical POU
(NMPOU), and POU disorder (POUD) and their correlates were examined in a national …

Background Lifetime prevalence of non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) among
adolescents exceeds 10%. Building on that work, we estimate lifetime and recent (ie, past 30 …

The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and patterns associated with past-
year medical use, medical misuse, and nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) …

Purpose We sought to describe the prevalence of the nonmedical use of prescription opioids
(NMUPO) and its association with co-occurring substance use disorders in a sample of …

Introduction Mortality and morbidity rates related to prescription opioid analgesics have
been rising in North America and may be a gateway to the nonmedical use of prescription …

Background Prescription opioid misuse has become a leading cause of unintentional injury
and death among adolescents and young adults in the United States. However, there is …

Abstract Introduction and Aims To assess the prevalence and key covariates of non‐medical
prescription opioid use (NMPOU) in two representative surveys of adults (C entre for A …

Introduction The purpose of this study is to assess risk factors, including other substance
use, for nonmedical prescription opioid use among US adolescents. Methods A secondary …

Trend analyses of prescription opioids in the US indicate use, especially use ofprescription
opioids stronger than morphine, has more than doubled among adults since the early 1990's …

BACKGROUND Adolescent nonmedical prescription opioid use is associated with overdose
and other adverse outcomes, but its risk factors are poorly understood. METHODS Data …