PREVALENCE OF OXYCONTIN

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Substance Dependence or Abuse by Age and Gender

2009

The average age for a person 12 to 49 to start taking Oxycontin is 21.

Oxycontin Use and Pain RelieverBy Race and Ethnicity

2007-2008

0.67

0.20

0.09

0.02

0.09

0.01

0.23

0.04

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8WhiteBlackAsianHispanic

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Pennsylvania 4.21

Region 1 (Allegheny)

4.54

Regions 2, 3, 8, and 9

4.09

Regions 4, 11, 37, and 49

4.37

Regions 5, 18, 23, 24, and 46

3.44

Regions 6, 12, 16, 31, 35, 39, 45, and 47

3.93

Regions 7, 13, 20, and 33

4.20

Regions 10, 14, 15, 27, 32, 43, and 44

5.26

Regions 17 and 21

4.72

Regions 19, 26, 28, and 42

3.39

Regions 22, 38, 40, 41, and 48

4.44

Regions 25 and 30

4.63

Regions 29 and 34

3.64

Region 36 (Philadelphia)

4.53

DEMOGRAPHICS2004-2006

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Graph from: http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/painRelievers/nonmedicalTrends.pdf

AGE

High School and Youth Trends

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Specific Drug When First Starting Drug Use Aged 12 or Older

2009

Dependence or Abuse in the 2009Aged 12 or Older

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Psychotherapeutic Drugs Aged 12 or Older

2002-2009

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Where did they get them? In the 2008-2009 Drug Abuse Report people 12 or older

who used non medically pain relievers obtained them from:

55% - from a friend or relative for free 9.9 % - bought them from a friend or relative 5.0% - took them from a friend or family 17.6% - through a prescription from a doctor .4% - bought them from the internet 4.8% bought them from a drug dealer

(http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/DAWN034/EDHighlightsHTML.pdf)

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Graphs from: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Testimony/9-22-10Testimony.html

References

Gfroerer, J. (2003). Abuse of Pain Relievers: Results from the 2002 national survey on

drug use and health (NSDUH). [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from www.fda.gov 

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (n.d.) The science of drug abuse and addiction.

Retrieved from http://www.drugabuse.gov 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics. (2010). Results from the 2009 national

survey on drug use and health: National findings. Retrieved from

http://oas.samhsa.gov 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics. (2009). Results from the 2007 national

survey on drug use and health: National findings. Retrieved from

http://oas.samhsa.gov 

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