Non-medical prescription opioid use among high school students in 38 U.S. States

Background: Lifetime prevalence of non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) among adolescents exceeds 10%. Building on that work, we estimate lifetime and recent (i.e., past 30-day) NMPOU and examine associations with alcohol and cannabis use. Methods: We used 2019 YRBS data from 38 states with a...

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Main Authors: Himani Byregowda, Rachel Alinsky, Xinzi Wang, Renee M. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Addictive Behaviors Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853223000202