Correlates of prescription opioid misuse among Black adults: Findings from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

In the United States, prescription opioid misuse (POM) is a severe threat to public health. Compared to other prescription drugs, POM has the highest prevalence of use and is only second to marijuana in terms of overall illicit drug use (CBHSQ, 2016a; Miech et al., 2017). Roughly one-third of all overdose deaths in 2015 were attributable to prescription opioids, and the number of overdose deaths associated with opioids has nearly doubled since 2002 (Hedegaard et al., 2017). Because of this, much research attention has focused on POM, but notable gaps in the literature remain.
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Short communication Source Type: research