Illicit Drug Use and Smell and Taste Dysfunction: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014.

ABSTRACT: Taste and smell dysfunction are suspected to be associated with substance use. However, representative epidemiological studies remain insufficient. This cross-sectional study explored the relationship between drug use (including cannabis or hashish, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine) and olfactory/gustatory dysfunction using data from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In this study, participants who completed the smell examination with mean age of 59 were classified into four groups: cannabis users (n = 845), participants without cannabis use (n = 794), illicit drug users (n = 450), and participants without illicit drug use (n = 2000). Participants who completed the taste examination with mean age of 58 were also categorised into

SUBMITTER: Kao HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9140567 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature