Painfully obvious: a longitudinal examination of medical use and misuse of opioid medication among adolescent sports participants.

Purpose: The objective of this longitudinal study was to assess the prevalence of medical use, medical misuse, and non-medical use of opioid medication among adolescents who participate in organized sports.

Methods: Data for this study were taken from the Secondary Student Life Survey. A total of 1,540 adolescents participated in three waves of data collection occurring between the 2009-2010 and 2011-2012 school years, with 82% of the baseline sample completing all three waves.

Adolescents' access to their own prescription medications in the home.

Purpose: The objective of this descriptive study was to determine adolescents' access to their own medications at home, specifically prescription pain, stimulant, antianxiety, and sedative medications.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with a cohort of 501 adolescents from two southeastern Michigan school districts. Participants were asked what medications had been prescribed to them during the previous 6 months; if they had received prescription medications, they were asked in-depth questions about them, including how medications were stored and supervised at home.