IN RESPONSE:
The 2015 NSDUH questionnaire items about specific pain relievers focused exclusively on prescription opioids (1). On the basis of data from this survey, 34% of civilian, noninstitutionalized adults in the United States reported having used at least 1 of these specific prescription opioids at least once in the past 12 months (Table).
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In addition to these specific prescription opioids, ...
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National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, Maryland (W.M.C., C.B.)
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