Prescription drug use and misuse in a cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID) in Baltimore.

CONCLUSIONS: Prescription drug use was highly prevalent among PWID. While it is difficult to distinguish medically indicated from non-medical use, high levels of prescription drug use in conjunction with other drugs and alcohol heightens the risk for drug overdose and other adverse consequences. PMID: 29425791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29425791?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addictive Behaviors - February 2, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Anagnostopoulos A, Abraham AG, Genberg BL, Kirk GD, Mehta SH Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research