Tough on Drugs

Taking opioid drugs without a prescription appears relatively common among high school seniors, according to a new report. The most common reasons survey respondents gave for taking the medications included relaxation, feeling good or getting high, experimentation and pain relief.

Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:00:00 EDT at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...173239.htm

More than one in every ten participants—a total of 12.3 percent—reported using prescription opioids for non-medical reasons in their lifetimes, including 8 percent who reported having done so in the past year. The leading motives were to relax or relieve tension (56.4 percent), to feel good or get high (53.5 percent), to experiment (52.4 percent), to relieve physical pain (44.8 percent) or to have a good time with friends (29.5 percent).