Prescription tranquilizer/sedative misuse prevalence and correlates across age cohorts in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescription tranquilizer/sedative (e.g., alprazolam, zolpidem) misuse (i.e., use in ways not intended by the prescriber or without a prescription) is understudied, with little research identifying misuse correlates. Identification of key correlates could identify subgroups more likely to engage in misuse, allowing for targeted treatment. This work examines tranquilizer/sedative use and misuse prevalence rates and misuse correlates across U.S. age cohorts, using nationally representative data.

Methods

Data were from the 2015-16 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n = 114,043). Analyses used design-based logistic regression for past-year tranquilizer/sedative misuse correlates across participants or those engaged in past-year use; past-month misuse correlates w

SUBMITTER: Schepis TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527336 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature