Strategies Needed to Prevent Diversion of Prescription Opioids to Youth

Translations

Despite the well-documented detrimental effects of opioid abuse, misuse of prescription opioids remains high among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. While measures have been implemented to prevent prescription opioid diversion, such as prescription drug monitoring programs, access to friends’...

Published by / Citation

Hudgins, J. D., Porter, J. J., Monuteaux, M. C., & Bourgeois, F. T. (2019). Prescription opioid use and misuse among adolescents and young adults in the United States: A national survey study. PLOS Medicine, 16(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002922

Publication Date

2019

Country

United States

Format

Scientific article

Themes

Prevention

Keywords

Adolescent drug use