{"id":3241482,"date":"2024-07-26T13:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/?p=3241482"},"modified":"2024-07-26T13:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:04:21","slug":"teen-drug-use-decline-3241482","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurity.org\/teen-drug-use-decline-3241482\/","title":{"rendered":"Since 2009, teens have reported less misuse of 3 commonly prescribed drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since 2009, US high school seniors have reported steep declines in medical use, misuse, and availability of the three most commonly prescribed and misused controlled substances for teens, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

For the study, which apepars in JAMA<\/a><\/em>, researchers compared use trends, sources, and perceived availability of opioids, stimulants, and benzodiazepines<\/a> from 2009 to 2022.<\/p>\n

“To put these findings in context, the reduction over the past decade was like going from 1 in every 9 high school students using prescription drugs nonmedically down to 1 in every 40 high school students,” says Sean Esteban McCabe, professor of nursing and director of the Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n

“While this decrease is encouraging, we need to be vigilant because any amount of nonmedical use poses risks, especially with the danger posed by counterfeit pills<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Other findings from 2009 through 2022:<\/p>\n