Age-varying trends in alcohol and cannabis co-occurring use: Implications for prescription drug misuse.

ABSTRACT: Background: Individuals who engage in alcohol and cannabis co-occurring use are at heightened risk for negative outcomes than individuals who only use alcohol or only use cannabis, but far less is known about implications of alcohol and cannabis co-occurring use for prescription drug misuse (PDM).Objectives: This study aimed to (1) identify whether co-occurring use was linked with greater risk for PDM across ages 18-60 and to determine ages at which this association was strongest, (2) determine whether associations remain after controlling for pain severity, and (3) test for gender differences.Methods: Cross-sectional data were from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. The analytic sample included 20,120 (50.6%_wt men) indiv

SUBMITTER: Linden-Carmichael AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8543337 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature