PURPOSE: There has been an increase in the abuse of prescription opioids, especially in
younger individuals. The current study explores the association between alcohol, cigarette …

Purpose This study examines differences in prescription opioid misuse (POM) among
adolescents in rural, small urban, and large urban areas of the United States and identifies …

Importance There is concern that nonmedical prescription opioid use is associated with an
increased risk of later heroin use initiation in adolescents, but to our knowledge, longitudinal …

OBJECTIVE: Identify the risk factors for prescription opioid misuse among patients taking
prescription opioids to deal with chronic pain. METHODS: We examined the literature for a …

The article discusses the prevalence of prescription opioid pain medications use in adult
population in Utah in 2008. The state's Department of Health has conducted a survey …

Objectives To examine the relationship between nonmedical use of prescription opioids and
heroin initiation from childhood to young adulthood, and to test whether certain ages …

Introduction Previous research has examined the association of childhood abuse with opioid
misuse and dependence in adulthood. However, little research has focused specifically on …

OBJECTIVES: Nonmedical prescription opiate use (NPOU) and nonmedical prescription
sedative use (NPSU) are serious public health concerns. The objectives of this study were to …

The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the nonmedical use of prescription
pain medications in a sample of public school students in the Detroit metropolitan area. The …

BACKGROUND: We examined gender-specific prevalences, patterns, and correlates of non-
prescribed use of pain relievers–mainly opioids–in a representative sample of American …