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Author Topic: Although Still Alarmingly High, Prescription Opioid Abuse Has Plateaued  (Read 6018 times)

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After increasing dramatically during the early 2000s, the rate of prescription opioid abuse in the United States appears to have plateaued during more recent years. This encouraging sign notwithstanding, researchers specializing in the opioid addiction epidemic remain concerned that they do not see signs of declining abuse of such drugs.

Nonprescription use of opioid medications such as Vicodin (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) and OxyContin (oxycodone HCl) can lead to addiction. Some of those addicted to such medications begin using heroin as a cheaper and more readily available alternative. Injection drug use itself is associated with a risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in particular as well as HIV.

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