Time-trends in cocaine, hallucinogen, amphetamine, and sedative/anxiolytic/hypnotic use disorder hospitalizations in rheumatic diseases: a national time-trends study

This study ’s objective was to examine the frequency and rates of common drug/substance use disorder hospitalizations in five MSDs, namely gout, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and low back pain. This was achieved by using the diagnostic codes for cocaine, hallucinogen, amphetamine, or AS H use disorder hospitalization in five MSDs in the US National Inpatient Sample from 1998 to 2014. Cocaine, hallucinogen, amphetamine, or ASH use disorder hospitalizations per 1 million NIS total hospitalizations for five MSDs in 2013–2014 were as follows, respectively: gout, 10.2, 0.1, 2.8, and 1 .5; osteoarthritis, 21.4, 0.4, 5.9, and 7.7; fibromyalgia, 5.5, 0.1, 2.0, and 2.3; rheumatoid arthritis, 8.7, 0.4, 4.5, and 7.7, and low back pain, 16.2, 0.5, 7.3, and 7.5. The frequency and the rate of each drug use disorder hospitalization increased in each of the five MSDs from 1998 to 2014.Key Points• Cocaine or hallucinogen use disorder hospitalization rates increased several-fold in people with MSDs from 1998 to 2014.• Amphetamine and anxiolytic, sedative, or hypnotic (ASH) use disorder hospitalization rates increased 9- to 23-fold vs. 4- to 7-fold, respectively, in people with common MSDs in the USA from 1998 to 2014.
Source: Clinical Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: research