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Prescription painkiller abuse: where the drugs come from.
Forget about the internet as the source of drugs for young adults--most get them from a friend or relative, or as a prescription from a doctor, according to data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). For the report, go to www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/getPain/getPain.cfm.
Method of obtaining prescription painkillers among adults 18-25
Used prescription pain
relievers nonmedically in
the past year
Free from friend or relative 53
Prescriptions from one doctor 13
Bought from friend or …
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