Prescription drug misuse (PDM), or using medications in ways other than prescribed, or for the purposes of getting high, is one of the most common forms of drug abuse in the USA and other parts of the world. Behind marijuana, prescription drugs are the second most heavily trafficked drug ...
cocaine) and prescription drugs (e.g., anxiolytics, opioids), where prescription drug misuse refers to the use of a medication without a prescription, to elicit a sensation of euphoria (i.e., to get "high"), or taken in a way other than prescribed (Elam et al., 2020; NIDA, 2022)...
The F statistics for the genetic instruments were consistent with an absence of weak instrument bias. Discussion We evaluated potential bidirectional associations between the genetic liability for prescription opioid and nonopioid pain medication use and both MDD and ASRD and found genetic evidence that ...
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Citing a number of statistics from the CDC, Dr Link closed her presentation with a discussion on the strategy by the CDC to reduce abuse and overdose of opioids and other controlled prescription drugs. This includes recommending enhanced surveillance on drug abuse at all levels of government, as...
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Prescription drug abuse is responsible for 60% of overdose-related deaths. Opioid painkillers are responsible for the most deaths followed by benzodiazepines. About 1.4 million emergency room visits can be attributed to prescription drug abuse each year. Men are twice as likely to die of an overdos...
National Center for Health Statistics Health, United States, 2019: Table 039 Prescription drug use in the past 30 days, by sex, race and Hispanic origin, and age: United States, selected years 1988-1994 through 2015-2018. Hyattsville, MD (2019) Last updated June 26, 2023 https://www.cdc...
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Accessed February 23, 2024. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2022-nsduh-detailed-tables 2. Miech RA, Johnston ...
US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality.National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research; 2015. ...