Changes in associations of prescription opioid use disorder and illegal behaviors among adults in the United States from 2002 to 20.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

In the United States, the availability of prescription opioids has decreased in recent years. Whether there have been corresponding changes in the likelihood of people with prescription opioid use disorder (POUD) to engage in illegal behaviors related to drug use remains unknown. We examined changes in prevalence of illegal behaviors between people with and without POUD over time, and how transactions for obtaining opioids have changed among people with POUD over time.

Design

Temporal trend analysis of repeated cross-sectional data.

Setting

United States household dwelling population from all 50 states and District of Columbia.

Participants

Adult subsamples from the 2002-14 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (n = 5393 people with POUD; n

SUBMITTER: Mintz CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819203 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature