Co-occurring opioid and sedative use disorder: Gender differences in use patterns and psychiatric co-morbidities in the United States
Non-medical use of both opioids and sedatives increases risk of overdose or accident. The purpose of the present study was to describe rates of co-use, to examine baseline characteristics and psychiatric conditions potentially associated with meeting criteria for co-occurring opioid use disorder and sedative use disorder, and to examine whether these relationships varied by gender. Participants were 330 individuals from the NESARC-III who met criteria for current opioid use disorder. Gender-stratified logistic regression analyses, accounting for the survey design, were used to identify psychiatric conditions associated with meeting criteria for co-occurring sedative use disorder.
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - Category: Addiction Authors: Jennifer D. Ellis, Brian P. Pittman, Sherry A. McKee Source Type: research
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