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Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Prescription DrugsUnited States, 2004-2008
Written and Developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Emergency department visits involving nonmedical use of two types of prescription drugs, opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines, more than doubled during 2004-2008 in the United States; visits for misused prescription and over-the-counter drugs are now as common as emergency department visits for use of illicit drugs.
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Effectiveness of a Mass Media Campaign for Parents on Teen Prescription Drug Use
Written and Developed by drug prevention+social marketing brief
This is a report on an initiative of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign of the Office of National Drug Control Policy which combines drug prevention and social marketing.
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Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program: Progress Report for State and Federal Regulators: June 2010
Written and Developed by National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
Against a backdrop of some 96% of Internet drug outlets selling prescription drugs unlawfully, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to report a few steps forward in making the Internet a safer place for patients to buy prescription medications. As of June 7, 2010, drug sellers seeking to advertise in the United States through any of the three major search engines must be accredited through the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice SitesCM (VIPPSCM) program.
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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 non-medical 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 youths aged 12 to 17 in that non-medical use of pain relievers in the past month had declined from 3.2 percent in 2002 to 2.7 percent in 2007.
Overall, 5.2 million people aged 12 years or older reported using prescription pain relievers nonmedically in the past month in 2007.
Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers: 2002-2007 highlights nonmedical use of pain relievers in the past month among persons aged 12 or older.