Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004-2006

The NSDUH Report:  Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006

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Highlights:

• Data from SAMHSA's 2004 to 2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health were combined in order to determine rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers in each of the 345 substate regions of the U.S. These areas were designated as State treatment planning areas by the States. Considerable variation in nonmedical use of pain relievers was found among the State treatment planning areas. More complete data on pain relievers and other drug use in these State treatment planning areas may be found at http://oas.samhsa.gov/substate.cfm

• Combined data from SAMHSA's 2004-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health indicate that past year nonmedical use of pain relievers ranged from a low of 2.48% in a ward of the District of Columbia to a high of 7.92% in northwest Florida.

• Of the 15 substate regions with the highest rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers, 10 of the highest substate regions were in the South and 5 were in the West.

• Of the 15 substate regions with the lowest rates of nonmedical use of pain relievers, 7 of the lowest substate regions were in the South, 4 were in the Midwest, 3 were in the Northeast, and 1 was in the West.

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report:  NonmedicalUse of Pain Relievers in Substate Regions: 2004 to 2006, is based on SAMHSA's  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).  The NSDUH is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates for drug use by State.

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