Psychosocial characteristics of the general population who habitually use hypnotics: Results from a national survey on drug use among the Japanese.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of habitual hypnotic users in Japan.

Methods

This nationwide, cross-sectional survey used self-administered questionnaires. Data were collected from four national surveys conducted every 2 years between 2015 and 2021. The participants were Japanese individuals who had taken prescription hypnotics in the past year or had never taken them. We divided 13,396 participants into three groups to compare the social background and status of taking medication and controlled drugs, drinking, and smoking among the three groups: people who use hypnotics habitually daily (habitual hypnotic users [HUs]), people who use them only occasionally (occasional hypnotic users [OUs]), and people who do not use them (hypnotic non-users [NU

SUBMITTER: Mizuno S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11233408 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature