Prescription Pain Reliever Abuse - Agencies Have Begun Coordinating Education Efforts, But Need to Assess Effectiveness: Gao-12-115 (Paperback)


Key measures of prescription pain reliever abuse and misuse increased from 2003 to 2009. The largest increases were in measures of adverse health consequences such as emergency department visits, substance abuse treatment admissions, and unintentional overdose deaths, though increases were not consistent across all measures. Federal officials suggested that increasing availability of prescription pain relievers and high-risk behaviors by those who abuse or misuse the drugs, such as combining prescription pain relievers with other drugs or alcohol, likely contributed to the rise in adverse health consequences, though data about the reasons for the increases are limited.

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Key measures of prescription pain reliever abuse and misuse increased from 2003 to 2009. The largest increases were in measures of adverse health consequences such as emergency department visits, substance abuse treatment admissions, and unintentional overdose deaths, though increases were not consistent across all measures. Federal officials suggested that increasing availability of prescription pain relievers and high-risk behaviors by those who abuse or misuse the drugs, such as combining prescription pain relievers with other drugs or alcohol, likely contributed to the rise in adverse health consequences, though data about the reasons for the increases are limited.

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Imprint

Bibliogov

Country of origin

United States

Release date

May 2013

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First published

May 2013

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Dimensions

246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

76

ISBN-13

978-1-287-20713-9

Barcode

9781287207139

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1-287-20713-8



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