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Leftover Prescription Opioids and Nonmedical Use Among High School Seniors: A Multi-Cohort National Study.

Author: 

McCabe, Sean Esteban; West, Brady T.; Boyd, Carol J.

Publication Date: 

November 22, 2012

Publication: 
Journal of Adolescent Health
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Tags: adolescents, diversion, epidemiology, high school, journal articles, opioids

Medical Misuse of Controlled Medications Among Adolescents

Author: 

Sean Esteban McCabe, PhD; Brady T. West, MA; James A. Cranford, PhD; Paula Ross-Durow, PhD; Amy Young, PhD; Christian J. Teter, PharmD; Carol J. Boyd, PhD

Publication Date: 

2011

Publication: 
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165(8):729-735
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Tags: adolescents, journal articles, Michigan, substance abuse, survey data

Curtailing diversion and abuse of opioid analgesics without jeopardizing pain treatment

Author: 

Volkow, Nora D., McLellan, Thomas A.

Publication Date: 

April 6, 2011; 305(13):1346-1347

Publication: 
JAMA
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Tags: adolescents, diversion, hydrocodone, journal articles, opioid abuse, oxycodone, pain management

CDC survey finds that 1 in 5 U.S. high school students have abused prescription drugs

Publication Date: 

June 3, 2010

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Tags: adolescents, demographic characteristics, epidemiology, government reports, survey data

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