Prescription Drug Abuse and Diversion Among Adolescents in a Southeast Michigan School District

Prescription drug abuse and diversion among adolescents in a southeast Michigan school district.

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of medical use of 4 classes of prescription medications relative to nonmedical use (illicit use), to examine the relative rates among the 4 drug classes, and to assess whether gender differences exist in the trading, selling, loaning, or giving away of medications. DESIGN A Web-based survey was administered to 7th- to 12th-grade students residing in 1 et...

Prescription drug abuse in Canada and the diversion of prescription drugs into the illicit drug market.

Prescription drug abuse has received considerable attention in media reports in recent years. The purpose of this article is to describe the Canadian situation and context with regards to prescription drug abuse and the diversion of psychotropic prescription drugs into the illicit drug market, with a focus on the need for more data and interventions. Canada ranks within the top 10% of countries...

Preventing Prescription Drug Diversion.

THE FACTS In 2013, more than 43,900 Americans died from drug overdose. Prescription drugs contributed to most of those deaths. Opioid pain relievers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone were involved in more than 16,000 of those deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Approximately 46 Americans die every day from drug overdoses (Jones, Mack, & Paulozzi, 2013). Opi...

Prescription drug abuse rising among Aboriginal youths.

Opioid therapy and prescription drug diversion.