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Section 11
Specific Populations and
Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

Question 11 | Test | Table of Contents

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Specific Populations and Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse. SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, October 2015, p. 1-2.

Update
Recent Trends in Prescription
Drug Misuse in the United States
by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Ford, J. A. (2022). Recent trends in prescription drug misuse in the United States by age, race/ethnicity, and sex. The American journal on addictions, 31(5), 396–402.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Boyce, C. A., & Lynne-Landsman, S. D. (2013). Integrating translational neuroscience to improve drug abuse treatment for adolescents. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(2), 547–551.

Passik, S. D., & Kirsh, K. L. (2008). The interface between pain and drug abuse and the evolution of strategies to optimize pain management while minimizing drug abuse. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16(5), 400–404.

Schepis, T. S., McCabe, S. E., & Ford, J. A. (2021). Prescription drug and alcohol simultaneous co-ingestion in U.S. young adults: Prevalence and correlates. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.

Schepis, T. S., Buckner, J. D., Klare, D. L., Wade, L. R., & Benedetto, N. (2020). Predicting college student prescription stimulant misuse: An analysis from ecological momentary assessment. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.

Vest, N. A., & Tragesser, S. (2020). Coping motives mediate the relationship between borderline personality features and alcohol, cannabis, and prescription opioid use disorder symptomatology in a substance use disorder treatment sample. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 11(3), 230–236.

Weyandt, L. L., Oster, D. R., Marraccini, M. E., Gudmundsdottir, B. G., Munro, B. A., Rathkey, E. S., & McCallum, A. (2016). Prescription stimulant medication misuse: Where are we and where do we go from here? Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 24(5), 400–414.

QUESTION 11
What is the second-most abused category of drugs, after marijuana? To select and enter your answer go to Test.