Patterns of abuse and routes of administration for immediate-release hydrocodone combination products.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Prescriptions for hydrocodone immediate-release (IR) combination products have recently decreased, yet they represent the majority of opioid prescriptions dispensed and are commonly abused analgesics among both adults and adolescents. Little data exist to understand the contribution of IR products to the problem of prescription opioid abuse. This study aimed to better understand abuse patterns for hydrocodone IR combination products among adult and adolescent substance abusers.

Methods

This cross-sectional study examines abuse prevalence (including abuse adjusted for prescription volume and morphine milligram equivalents) and abuse characteristics for hydrocodone IR combination products and other prescription opioids among separate samples of adults and adolescents a

SUBMITTER: Cassidy TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5637894 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature