Report: Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years | Youth.gov

This report illustrates the urgent public health problem of prescription opioid misuse. As described in the report, a recent study by the NIAAA shows the use of prescription opioids more than doubled among adults in the United States from 2001-2002 to 2012-2013.

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Federal Agencies:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

National Institutes of Health

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Department of Health and Human Services

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Substance Use/Misuse