Muhammad Faisal Bilal Lodhi, Tanzeela Khalid
Online Teaching of Final-Year Medical Students during COVID-19 Pandemic: Merits and Challenges
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
youth athletes often prescribed opioids sustaining sportrelated injuries age warriorlike culture sport desire perform highest level risk opioid misuse due nature sport youth athletes greater risk misuse opioids although always predict misuse adults almost always precursor among addicted opioids adulthood crisis classified national center health statistics centers disease control prevention epidemic resulting hundred deaths day cost billion dollars better understand athletes experiences use opioids current study uses indepth semistructured interviews 35 current athletes highlights lived experiences opioid use qualitative linebyline coding revealed three main themes protective role parents teaching potential athletes pain easy access overthecounter medication supplements allow athletes address pain enhance performance results highlight youth athletes may misuse opioids extent previously predicted past research provide insight opioid epidemic youth sporting perspective