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. 2013 Nov;103(11):1997-9.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301372. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

OxyContin use on a rural midwest American Indian reservation: demographic correlates and reasons for using

Sandra L Momper  1 , Jorge Delva, Debbie Tauiliili, Amelia Cromwell Mueller-Williams, Patricia Goral
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OxyContin use on a rural midwest American Indian reservation: demographic correlates and reasons for using

Sandra L Momper et al. Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

In 2009 we surveyed 400 tribal members of a midwestern American Indian reservation to assess the prevalence of OxyContin use. Thirty percent of tribal participants reported nonmedical use of OxyContin ever, 18.9% in the past year, and 13.4% in the past month. Participants aged 18 to 25 years were most likely to have used OxyContin. Reasons given for use of the drug included pain relief (59.3%) and getting high (52.2%), indicating a need for opioid treatment programs.

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