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J Forensic Leg Med ; 58: 20-24, 2018 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29680493

ABSTRACT

Illegal drug abuse, particularly prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the United States. Research on adolescent drug abuse is based on national self-reported data. Using local coroner data, quantitative prevalence of illegal substance toxicology and trends can be assessed to aid directed outreach and community-based prevention initiatives. Retrospective analysis was conducted on all cases aged 12-17 years referred to the Office of the Medical Examiner, Clark County from 2005 to 2015 (n = 526). The prevalence of illegal opioid use in this population was 13.3%. The most commonly used drug was tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in 29.7%. Illegal-prescription opioids and benzodiazepines were used approximately 1.7 times as much as all other illegal-drugs, excluding THC combined. The largest proportion of illicit prescription drug users were accidental death victims (p = 0.02, OR = 2.02). Drug trends by youth are ever evolving and current specific data is necessary to target prevention initiatives in local communities.


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Prescription Drug Misuse/mortality , Substance-Related Disorders/mortality , Accidents/mortality , Adolescent , Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects , Analgesics, Opioid/analysis , Benzodiazepines/adverse effects , Benzodiazepines/analysis , Child , Coroners and Medical Examiners , Dronabinol/adverse effects , Dronabinol/analysis , Female , Homicide/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Illicit Drugs , Male , Nevada/epidemiology , Racial Groups/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies , Suicide/statistics & numerical data
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