1. Report: Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years

Report: Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years

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. 

URL
http://www.nih.gov/news-events/rates-nonmedical-prescription-opioid-use-opioid-use-disorder-double-10-years?utm_source=youth.gov&utm_medium=federal-links&utm_campaign=reports-and-resources
Federal Agencies
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Federal Departments
Department of Health and Human Services
Section
Resources
Topic
Substance Use/Misuse