Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Opioid Use Disorder: Risk Factors Among Individuals With Nonmedical Opioid Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Concern is growing about rising opioid use disorder (OUD) rates and limited knowledge of how socioeconomic status (SES) and health factors interact. We examined whether health status moderates the relationship between SES and OUD among individuals with nonmedical opioid use.

Methods

We analyzed data from 10 984 adults aged ≥18 years in the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression estimated odds of OUD using self-reported health (good/very good/excellent vs fair/poor) and SES indicators (education, income, employment, and marital status). Interaction terms tested whether health status modified SES-OUD associations.

Results

Fair/poor health increased OUD odds, whereas college graduation and employment were linked to lower odds. In

SUBMITTER: Park K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815633 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature