Associations between prescription stimulant use as prescribed, nonmedical use, and illicit stimulant use among adults evaluated for substance use treatment, 2017-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data exist on risk factors for illicit stimulant use, including associations between prescription stimulant use/nonmedical use (NMU) and illicit stimulant use.

Methods

We used 2017-2021 data from adults assessed for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment using the National Addictions Vigilance Intervention and Prevention Program Addiction Severity Index-Multimedia Version® tool. Multivariable Poisson regression models analyzed associations between past 30-day prescription stimulant use as prescribed or NMU and past 30-day illicit stimulant use. Separate models examined past 30-day illicit stimulant, methamphetamine, and cocaine use. We explored problem severity across seven biopsychosocial domains (e.g., drug, psychiatric, family) by past 30-day prescripti

SUBMITTER: Pickens CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10133667 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature