Citation

Momper SL, Delva J, Tauiliili D, Mueller-Williams AC, Goral P. Am. J. Public Health 2013; 103(11): 1997-1999.

Affiliation

The authors are with the University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2013.301372

PMID

24028230

Abstract

In 2009 we surveyed 400 tribal members of a midwestern American Indian reservation to assess the prevalence of OxyContin use. Thirty percent of tribal participants reported nonmedical use of OxyContin ever, 18.9% in the past year, and 13.4% in the past month. Participants aged 18 to 25 years were most likely to have used OxyContin. Reasons given for use of the drug included pain relief (59.3%) and getting high (52.2%), indicating a need for opioid treatment programs. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print September 12, 2013: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301372).

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