HCPlive (1/5, Kunzmann) reports, “Prescription” medication “misuse…is prevalent among nearly half of all US adults, according to data from a 26,000-plus person assessment that spanned 32 years,” researchers found in a study that included 26,575 people followed up from age 18 to age 50. Furthermore, “the risk of substance abuse disorder is significantly greater in adults misusing prescriptions than the general population.” The findings were published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “Study: Half of US Adults Report Prescription Drug Misuse “Kevin Kunzmann, HCPlive, January 5, 2022