Socioeconomic sequelae of drug abuse in a Swedish national cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug abuse is frequently associated with negative sequelae such as reduced socioeconomic functioning. The extent to which these associations are attributable to a causal role of the disorder versus confounding factors that increase risk for both drug abuse and negative socioeconomic outcomes is unclear.

Methods

Drug abuse cases were identified using Swedish national medical, pharmacy, and criminal registers. Applying Cox proportional hazard models, we tested the association between drug abuse and four outcomes: early retirement, social assistance, unemployment, and income at age 50. We used co-relative models to determine whether familial confounding factors accounted for observed associations.

Results

In models adjusted for birth year, education, and early

SUBMITTER: Edwards AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7293925 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature