Prevalence of alcohol-interactive prescription medication use among current drinkers: United States, 1999 to 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of Americans consume alcoholic beverages. Alcohol interacts negatively with numerous commonly prescribed medications. Yet, on a population level, little is known about use of alcohol-interactive (AI) prescription medications among drinkers. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalence of AI prescription medication use among current drinkers in the U.S. population.

Methods

Data were from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999 to 2010); 26,657 adults aged ≥20 years had data on past year alcohol consumption and past month prescription medication use. Analyses were adjusted for covariates: age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, and smoking. Statistical procedures accounted for survey stratification, clusteri

SUBMITTER: Breslow RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4331237 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature