Compared to Distribution

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an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers

Measurement Period: 2018-2020

This indicator shows the percent of people aged 12 or older who used pain relievers for nonmedical reasons in the year preceding the survey.

Why is this important?

Nonmedical use of pain killers is defined as the use of prescription drugs which have not been prescribed by a physician, are used in a manner or dosage other than what was prescribed, or are used only for the experience or feeling they cause. Nonmedical use does not include over-the-counter drugs. When prescription pain relievers are abused they can produce serious adverse health effects, including addiction. Drug dependence is a chronic, relapsing disorder which often results in self-destructive and criminal behavior. Among illicit drugs, the number of people abusing prescription pain relievers is second only to the number of people using marijuana.

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Substate Region: 6a

Substate Region 6a includes Austin, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, and Wharton counties.

3.2%

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Measurement period: 2018-2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: June 2022

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