Featured Grant OpportunitySchool Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) (Funding Opportunity) 
Featured Grant OpportunityShare with Youth: NOAA Student Opportunities Database
Featured Grant OpportunityShort Courses in Social Determinants of Health for Research Education in Nursing Research (Funding…
Featured Grant OpportunityComprehensive Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (CPACHE) Program (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityResearch and Evaluation on School Safety (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityLongitudinal Research on Delinquency and Crime (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityEvaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices (…
Featured Grant OpportunityResearch and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityCompetitive Grants for State Assessments Program (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityResearch on Multidisciplinary Teams (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityArts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth (Funding Opportunity)
Featured Grant OpportunityCooperative Agreements for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early…
  1. Report: Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double In 10 Years

Report: Rates of Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Double in 10 Years

This report illustrates the urgent public health problem of prescription opioid misuse. As described in the report, a recent study by the NIAAA shows the use of prescription opioids more than doubled among adults in the United States from 2001-2002 to 2012-2013. 

URL
http://www.nih.gov/news-events/rates-nonmedical-prescription-opioid-use-opioid-use-disorder-double-10-years?utm_source=youth.gov&utm_medium=federal-links&utm_campaign=reports-and-resources
Federal Agencies
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health
Federal Departments
Department of Health and Human Services
Section
Resources
Topic
Substance Use/Misuse