Table 1.

Pseudonyms and specific theme-related data.

Pseudonym	Gender	Age Cohort	Reason(s) for POM	Common Opioid(s)	Obtainment	Initiation
Aaron	Male	1970–1979	Pain	Percocet	Friends	Young adult/college
Breonna	Female	1980–1994	Pain, relaxing, depression	Percocet	Family, Friends	Did not say
Corinne	Female	1980–1994	Relaxing/numbing, pain	Lortab, Percocet	Friends, unknown person	17
Darrin	Male	1980–1994	Pain	Lortab, Percocet	Acquaintances, partner	15
Elle	Female	1980–1994	Depression, Pain, peers using at a party	Hydrocodone, Percocet	Family, prescription, friends	17
Fantasia	Female	1980–1994	To get high, pain	Percocet, Methadone	Friends, prescription, family of friends	15
Gary	Male	1955–1969	Physical and mental pain	Lortab, Percocet	Streets, friends, prescription	Did not say
Henry	Male	1955–1969	Available	Percocet	Friends, family	30
Isaac	Male	1970–1979	Sex, curiosity, pain	Percocet	Streets	Young adult/college
Junior	Male	1980–1994	To get high	Did not say	Streets	15
Keosha	Female	1980–1994	Peers doing it, calming, to fit in	Percocet	Friends	14
Lanisha	Female	1980–1994	To feel accepted	Percocet	Prescription, family, friends	22
Madison	Female	1970–1979	Pain, numbing, curiosity, sleep	Percocet	Unknown person, prescription	Did not say
Nate	Male	1970–1979	Numbing emotions	Percocet	Friends, streets	17
Otis	Male	1980–1994	Depression/anxiety, experimenting	Lortab, Percocet	Friends, family	22
Percy	Male	1970–1979	Pain	Percocet, Lean	Friends, prescription	21
Quincy	Male	1970–1979	Cope with stress and trauma	Percocet	Unknown person, family, acquaintances, friends	20
Randy	Male	1980–1994	Pain	Lortab	Friends, family, prescription, family of friends	Did not say
Steven	Male	1955–1969	Relaxes/calms, cope	Percocet	Streets, family	14
Tyrone	Male	1955–1969	Pain	Lortab	Family, friends	20
Ulysses	Male	1955–1969	Pain	Lortab	Friends, prescription	45
Veronica	Female	1970–1979	To get high	Percocet	Friends	18
Walter	Male	1980–1994	Pain	Lortab	Family, streets	28
Xavier	Male	1995–2001	To get high	Lortab	Family, streets	15
Yolanda	Female	1995–2001	Numbing, anxiety relief, relaxation	Did not say	Friends of family, family, peers in treatment	23
Zendaya	Female	1995–2001	Pain, mellow, numb emotions, trauma	Percocet	Social media	12
Ada	Female	1955–1969	Depression, pain	Lortab, Percocet	Prescription	Did not say
Bertha	Female	1955–1969	Pain	Lortab, Percocet	Prescription	53
Calvin	Male	1995–2001	Sex, relax, to get high	Percocet	Prescription, streets	16
Denise	Female	1970–1979	Pain	Percocet, Hydrocodone	Friends, family, prescription, streets	14
Emerald	Female	1970–1979	Pain	Lortab, Percocet	Prescription	15
Felicia	Female	1955–1969	Pain, Anxiety	Lortab	Family, friends	25
Grace	Female	1970–1979	Pain	Percocet	Unknown people, prescription	48
Henrietta	Female	1955–1969	Pain, sleep	Lortab	Prescription, streets	58
Idell	Female	1955–1969	Pain	Percocet	Friends, family of friends, streets	20s
Justin	Male	1995–2001	Sex, sleep	Lortab, Percocet	Streets	17
Kyle	Male	1995–2001	Peers offering	Lean, Hydrocodone	Family	Young adult/college
Langston	Male	1995–2001	Pain, to get high, curiosity, parties	Lortab, Percocet	Family	19
Maya	Female	1995–2001	Pain, numbing	Hydrocodone	Partner	22