Adverse childhood experience effects on opioid use initiation, injection drug use, and overdose among persons with opioid use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adverse childhood experiences are associated with the development of substance use disorders. With opioid use disorder, a growing concern in the United States, we were interested in examining the relationship between adverse experiences and three landmarks of opioid use: age of opioid initiation, injection drug use, and lifetime overdose.

Methods

Between May and December 2015, we interviewed consecutive persons seeking inpatient opioid detoxification. Participants were asked about age of opioid initiation, last month injection drug use, and lifetime history of overdose, and completed the ten-item Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) questionnaire.

Results

Participants (n=457) averaged 32.2 (±8.64) years of age, 71.3% were male, and 82.5% were non-Hispanic W

SUBMITTER: Stein MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5599365 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature