State Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Precription Pain Relievers.

摘要

Misuse of prescription drugs is second only to marijuana as the Nations most prevalent illicit drug problem and is a public health concern, with approximately 22 million persons initiating nonmedical pain reliever use since 2002. Data on geographic variation in the nonmedical use of pain relievers (as well as other drugs) are important for developing targeted prevention and treatment programs. This issue of The NSDUH Report highlights State estimates of the nonmedical use (i.e., misuse) of prescription pain relievers.