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Background & Significance
- Between 1993-2005, the percentage of college
students using & misusing prescription drugs increased exponentially; #s continue to rise
- Use of opioids increased 343% (Clinton Health
Matters Initiative, 2014)
- 50% of college students are offered a
prescription drug for non-medical use by their sophomore year (Arria, 2008)
- Problem most prevalent among highly
selective, urban colleges
- In surveys, college students who took an opioid
for reasons other than for pain relief had a much greater risk (~5x) of experiencing three
- r more drug-use related problems (McCabe et al,
2008)
College-Aged Risk Factors
Persons aged 18-25 are more likely than any other age group to have:
- …misused an Rx drug in the past year
- …used any illicit drug in the past month
- …used heroin in the past month
Hughes A, Williams MR, Lipari RN, Bose J, Copello EAP, Kroutil LA. Prescription drug use and misuse in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. NSDUH Data Review. September 2016. Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. HHS Publication No. SMA 16-4984, NSDUH Series H-51. Published September 2016. Hasin DS, O’Brien CP, Auriacombe M. DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders. Am J Psychiatry 2013;170:834-51.
