Incidence of opioid misuse by cigarette smoking status in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The combination of opioid misuse and cigarette smoking contributes to increased morbidity and mortality compared to each substance use alone. We estimated the incidence of opioid misuse for persons who currently or formerly smoked versus never smoked.

Methods

Data came from the 2015-2020 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health cross-sectional surveys of US civilians aged 12+ (n = 315,661). Weighted opioid misuse incidence and average time between cigarette use initiation and opioid misuse initiation were calculated annually by smoking status. Logistic regression models tested time trends in incidence by smoking status.

Results

Overall, 0.75% of persons initiated opioid misuse per year; opioid misuse incidence was 1.35% for those who currently smoked cigaret

SUBMITTER: Parker MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529804 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature