Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are extremely prevalent both in this country and
worldwide. Consequences of opioid misuse can be life-threatening with significant morbidity …

Background Heroin use and overdose deaths have increased in recent years. Emerging
information suggests this is the result of increases in nonmedical use of opioid pain relievers …

Introduction Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the development of
substance use disorders. With opioid use disorder, a growing concern in the United States …

Importance National data show a parallel relationship between recent trends in opioid
prescribing practices and hospitalizations for opioid poisonings in adults. No similar …

Objective: The authors present 12-month and lifetime prevalence, correlates, psychiatric
comorbidity, and treatment of nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) and DSM-5 …

Gender differences in rates of substance abuse have been consistently observed in the
general population and treatment-seeking samples, with men exhibiting significantly higher …

10, 30, 34, 39, 41-43, 61, 71-73, 77, 78). According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), diagnostic criteria for substance abuse include …

Background Overdose deaths have increased steadily over the past decade. This report
describes drug-related deaths and emergency department (ED) visits among women …

Objectives. We describe age and gender trends in long-term use of prescribed opioids for
chronic noncancer pain in 2 large health plans. Methods. Age-and gender-standardized …