Association of Everyday Discrimination With Drug Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the All of Us Research Program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Recognizing discrimination as a significant public health risk during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which coincided with increased drug use and heightened awareness of structural disparities in the United States, we investigated its association with the odds of drug use in a large and diverse cohort from the All of Us Research Program.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, data from 68,976 participants completed the COVID-19 participant experiences (COPE) survey. We applied logistic regression models with propensity score-based overlap weighting to examine associations between everyday discrimination and drug use. Self-reported everyday discrimination score and drug use were the primary exposure and outcome measures, respectively.

Results

SUBMITTER: Kang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12835635 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature