(Syneos Health Communications) More than half of Americans tested misused their prescription drugs in 2017.Among patients in general care, use of non-prescribed medications and illicit drugs declined, but is still prevalent.Among patients in treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), misuse of heroin and prescription fentanyl surged nearly 400 percent; among patients testing positive for heroin, the rate of mixing with fentanyl nearly doubled.Drug mixing is the most frequent form of misuse.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science https://ift.tt/2Q9lBVW
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