Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids and Heroin Use Among Adolescents Involved in Competitive Sports

Purpose Examine the past-year prevalence of nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NUPOs), heroin use, and the concurrent NUPO and heroin in a sample of 12th graders involved in 16 different sports. Methods A secondary analysis of nationally representative data from nine cohorts (2006–2014) of the Monitoring the Future study (n = 21,557). Results No differences were found between 12th graders who participated in at least one competitive sport...