Prescription Opioid Misuse Motives in US Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate age-based differences in prescription opioid misuse (POM) motives and to evaluate substance use and mental and physical health correlates of POM motive categories in older adults.

Design

Data were from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), a nationally representative US survey.

Setting

The NSDUH is a household survey.

Subjects

A total of 5,826 US residents with past-year POM; 415 were 50 years and older (7.1%).

Methods

Nine POM motives were assessed among those engaged in past-year POM, grouped into three categories: solely physical pain relief, solely non-pain relief, or mixed motives. Prevalence of POM motives were calculated by age group, with logistic models examining age-based differences. Finally, odds of substa

SUBMITTER: Schepis TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593793 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature