| Sent on February 10, 2009 | SAMHSA Health Information Network | eNetwork Archives |
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Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse Increases Among Young Adults From 2002 to 2007 Adults aged 18 to 25 currently using pain relievers for nonmedical reasons increased from 4.1 percent in 2002 to 4.6 percent in 2007, according to a report based on a series of nationwide surveys. However, this report showed encouraging findings among youth aged 12 to 17 in that nonmedical use of pain relievers in the past month had declined from 3.2 percent in 2002 to 2.7 percent in 2007. The report released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) says 1.5 million of these young adults used prescription pain relievers nonmedically in the past month in 2007. Overall, 5.2 million people aged 12 years or older reported using prescription pain relievers nonmedically in the past month in 2007. |
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