Sentences with phrase «current illicit drug»

Rates of current illicit drug use (within the past 30 days) were also higher in the cLBP group: 14 percent versus nine percent.

Current illicit drug users were also more likely to have an opioid prescription, although that difference was not statistically significant.

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David Cameron and home secretary Theresa May have cited falling rates of illicit drug use as proof the current government strategy is working.

In addition, cLBP patients with a history of illicit drug use are more likely to have a current prescription for opioid analgesic (pain - relieving) drugs, according to the new research by Dr. Anna Shmagel of University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and colleagues.

The nationwide data show that people with cLBP have higher rates of illicit drug use, and those with a past history of illicit drug use are more likely to be current users of opioid analgesics.

Thus, illicit drug use may serve as an avenue to escape or dissociate from the immediate emotional pain, anxiety, and anger that likely accompany such experiences.46, 47 The current findings are supported by previous studies that have reported associations between forms of childhood abuse and substance abuse in adolescents.46, 48,49 The adverse developmental and emotional impact of these interrelated childhood experiences, combined with behaviors inherent among this age group, 19 — 21 all may contribute to the especially strong graded relationship that we found in this age group.

An estimated 19.9 million Americans aged 12 or older were current users of an illicit drug in 2007.