Prescription Drug Misuse: Sources of Controlled Medications in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescent controlled prescription drug misuse (PDM) co-occurs with significant consequences, including lower educational achievement, substance use disorder (SUD) symptoms, and psychopathology. Nonetheless, adolescent PDM sources and the prevalence of other substance use, SUD, and mental health outcomes associated with sources remain poorly understood.

Method

Data were from the 2009 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, including 103,920 adolescents (12-17 years of age). Six mutually exclusive sources were used: physician source only, theft/fake prescription only, friend/relative for free only, purchases only, other source only, or multiple sources. Analyses occurred separately for prescription opioids, stimulants, and tranquilizer/sedatives. PDM source

SUBMITTER: Schepis TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6491250 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature