Co-ingestion of prescription drugs and alcohol in US adults aged 50 years or older.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine prevalence of past-month prescription drug misuse (PDM) and alcohol co-ingestion and its correlates in adults age 50 or older.

Methods

Data were from the 2015-2018 US National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n = 35,190). PDM-alcohol co-ingestion was defined as prescription opioid, tranquilizer/sedative, or stimulant misuse while "drinking alcohol or within a couple of hours of drinking." Co-ingestion prevalence was estimated, and logistic and negative binomial regressions examined the sociodemographic, physical health, mental health, substance use, and substance use disorder (SUD) correlates of co-ingestion.

Results

Over 344,000 adults aged 50 years or older (0.3%) engaged in past-month PDM-alcohol co-ingestion, or 27.4% of those with past-month PD

SUBMITTER: Schepis TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature