Quest Diagnostics Health Trends ™ study finds drug misuse rates remain constant at high levels, and dangerous opioid-related drug combining is prevalent

(Syneos Health Communications) More than half of Americans tested misused their prescription drugs in 2017.Among patients in general care, use of non-prescribed medications and illicit drugs declined, but is still prevalent.Among patients in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), misuse of heroin and prescription fentanyl surged nearly 400 percent; among patients testing positive for heroin, the rate of mixing with fentanyl nearly doubled.Drug mixing is the most frequent form of misuse.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news