The Relationship between Pill Sharing Networks and Abuse of Opiate Pain Relievers

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dc.contributor.advisorWeatherby, Norman
dc.contributor.authorBass-Thomas, Cynthia M.
dc.contributor.committeememberOwusu, Andrew
dc.contributor.departmentHealth & Human Performanceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-18T19:10:33Z
dc.date.available2015-12-18T19:10:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-30
dc.description.abstractExtended research on prescription drug abuse is limited, specifically
dc.description.abstractsurrounding opiate pill source. The purpose of the current research study is to
dc.description.abstractexamine if people who receive opiate prescription pills from friends use more
dc.description.abstractopiate prescription pills per month than people who receive them from other
dc.description.abstractsources and doctors. A sample size of 1,462 opiate prescription abusers was
dc.description.abstractdrawn from the 67,804 participants who participated in the 2010 National Survey
dc.description.abstracton Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The relationship between opiate prescription
dc.description.abstractpill use and source of pills was examined. People who obtain pills from other
dc.description.abstractsources significantly used opiate pills on more days than those who got pills from
dc.description.abstractfriends or doctors. Opiate usage did not differ by gender or age. Usage was
dc.description.abstracthigher for people in treatment for emotional/mental distress than for those not in
dc.description.abstracttreatment. Future research into additional prescription opiate pill abuse sources
dc.description.abstractis necessary. The development of interventions to reduce opiate pill diversion is
dc.description.abstractalso recommended.
dc.description.degreeM.S.
dc.identifier.urihttp://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4755
dc.publisherMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.subjectAbuse
dc.subjectNetworks
dc.subjectOpiate
dc.subjectPill
dc.subjectRelationship
dc.subjectSharing
dc.subject.umiHealth education
dc.thesis.degreegrantorMiddle Tennessee State University
dc.thesis.degreelevelMasters
dc.titleThe Relationship between Pill Sharing Networks and Abuse of Opiate Pain Relievers
dc.typeThesis

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