Titre : | Correlates of non-medical prescription drug use among a cohort of injection drug users in Baltimore City (2011) |
Auteurs : | N. KHOSLA ; H. S. JUON ; G. D. KIRK ; J. ASTEMBORSKI ; S. H. MEHTA |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Addictive Behaviors (Vol.36, n°12, December 2011) |
Article en page(s) : | 1282-1287 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés USAGER ; POLYCONSOMMATION ; MEDICAMENTS ; OPIACES ; BENZODIAZEPINES ; CLONIDINE ; COHORTE ; PREVALENCE ; MESUSAGE |
Résumé : | Despite reports of increasing non-medical prescription drug use, relatively few studies have systematically evaluated the prevalence and correlates of non-medical prescription drug use, particularly in populations that might be especially vulnerable (e.g., injection drug users [IDUs]). We examined factors associated with non-medical prescription drug use among a community-based cohort of current and former IDUs in Baltimore (The ALIVE Study). We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from cohort participants that responded to a survey that included questions on non-medical prescription drug use between 2005-06 (n = 1320). Non-medical prescription drug use was considered to be use of any of the following: Opiates (Oxycontin, Percocet), Benzodiazepines or Clonidine, purchased on the street and taken orally within the last six months. Data on other covariates of interest (e.g., demographics, substance use, general health) was obtained through a standardized interview. The median age was 46 years; 66% were male, 85% were African-American. Twenty one percent reported any non-medical prescription drug use; 12% reported using more than one drug. Non-medical use of opiates was most common (17%). In multivariate analysis, non-medical prescription drug use was significantly associated with Caucasian race (prevalence ratio [PR]: 1.79), self-reported bodily pain (PR: 1.58), hazardous alcohol use (PR: 1.47), marijuana use (PR: 1.65), non-injection cocaine/heroin use (PR: 1.70), diverted use of buprenorphine (PR: 1.51) or methadone (PR: 2.51), and active injection drug use (PR: 3.50; p |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Affiliation : | Department of Health, Behavior and Society, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA |
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