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SUBMITTER: Cheng T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5771131 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cheng Tessa T Small Will W Nosova Ekaterina E Hogg Bob B Hayashi Kanna K Kerr Thomas T DeBeck Kora K
BMC research notes 20180116 1
<h4>Objective</h4>We investigated the prevalence of and risk factors associated with initiating nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) before and after illegal drugs using data from two linked cohort studies of street youth and adults who use illegal drugs in Vancouver, Canada. All participants who attended a study visit between 2013 and 2016 were eligible for the primary analyses.<h4>Results</h4>Among 512 youth and 833 adult participants, the prevalence of NMPOU was extremely high (88% amon ...[more]