Patterns of polysubstance use and simultaneous co-use in high risk young adults.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Polysubstance use (PSU) is associated with worse prognosis and poorer physical and mental health compared to single substance use. The current study provides information about PSU patterns by examining a diverse range of alcohol/substance use behaviors ranging from low-level experimentation to indicators of severe abuse. In addition, the current study, for the first time, examines how simultaneous co-use of multiple substances cluster with other more commonly studied PSU behaviors. METHODS:Latent Class Analysis was used to identify patterns of substance use, in a sample of young-adults (n = 2098), using 25 items from the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA-II) including: items assessing severity of problems with alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, opiates

SUBMITTER: Bailey AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6901131 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature