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Injection Drug Use and Overdose among Young Adults Who Use Prescription Opioids Non-Medically

Description
Examines the injection drug use of non-medical prescription opioids by young adults, age 18-29, in Rhode Island. Correlates certain characteristics including race, rural residency, homelessness, previous arrests, childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and experiences with accidental overdose to a high prevalence of lifetime injection drug misuse.
Author(s)
Elliott J. Liebling, Traci C. Green, Scott E. Hadland, Brandon D.L. Marshall
Citation
Addictive Behaviors, 76, 20-26
Date
01/2018
Type
Document
Tagged as
Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Rhode Island