@article{ref1,
title="Use of the internet to obtain drugs without a prescription among treatment-involved adolescents and young adults",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent substance abuse",
year="2016",
author="Festinger, David S. and Dugosh, Karen L. and Clements, Nicolle and Flynn, Anna B. and Falco, Mathea and McLellan, A. Thomas and Arria, Amelia M.",
volume="25",
number="5",
pages="480-486",
abstract="Nonmedical use of prescription drugs is common and poses risks such as injury, overdose, and development of abuse and dependence. Internet pharmacies offer prescription drugs without a prescription, creating a source of illicit drugs accessible to anyone with an Internet connection. We examined this issue in a convenience sample of 1,860 adolescents and young adults from 24 residential and outpatient treatment programs. Few individuals obtained drugs from the Internet (N = 26, 2.3%). Pain relievers were the most frequently purchased type of drug. The majority of adolescents and young adult online purchasers made the purchases from their own or a friend's house.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1067-828X",
doi="10.1080/1067828X.2015.1103345",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2015.1103345"
}