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Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Reporting Primary Abuse of Prescription Pain Relievers: 1998 and 2008

The TEDS Report - Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Reporting Primary Abuse of Prescription Pain Relievers: 1998 and 2008

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Substance abuse treatment admissions reporting primary pain reliever abuse increased from 18,300 in 1998 (1.1 percent of all admissions) to approximately 105,680 (5.6 percent) in 2008. Admissions for primary abuse of prescription pain relievers in 2008 were more than 3 times as likely as those in 1998 to be aged 18 to 24 (26.5 vs. 7.5 percent). Admissions for primary pain reliever abuse in 2008 were more likely than those in 1998 to be unemployed (41.1 vs. 28.6 percent). The percentage of primary pain reliever admissions with a co-occurring psychiatric disorder increased from 19.4 percent in 1998 to 38.6 percent in 2008.

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The TEDS Report - Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Reporting Primary Abuse of Prescription Pain Relievers: 1998 and 2008, is based on SAMHSA's Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) conducted by SAMHSA's Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).  SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health 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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