Drug and alcohol review
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Drug and alcohol review · May 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialPrevalence and key covariates of non-medical prescription opioid use among the general secondary student and adult populations in Ontario, Canada.
To assess the prevalence and key covariates of non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) in two representative surveys of adults (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Monitor, CM) and secondary-school students (Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, OSDUHS). ⋯ NMPOU was high in adults and especially students. Independent predictors of NMPOU were largely inconsistent by sex. Notably, NMPOU is widely distributed across socio-demographic and -economic strata, and thus requires broad-based interventions.