Mono- versus polydrug abuse patterns among publicly funded clients
Mono- versus polydrug abuse patterns among publicly funded clients
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DOI：
10.1186/1747-597x-2-33
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Relyea, George
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作者：
Kedia, Satish;Sell, Marie A.;Relyea, George
为了研究单一药物滥用与多种药物滥用的模式，数据来自1998年至2004年田纳西州公共资助治疗项目的69,891例入院记录。采用描述性统计量按人口统计学变量和研究年份报告单药和多种药物滥用的频率和模式，采用双变量逻辑回归评估一些人口统计学变量的单药或多种药物滥用者的概率。研究人员发现，在研究期间，51.3%的住院患者报告了单一药物滥用，48.7%报告了多种药物滥用。酒精、可卡因和大麻是最常被滥用的物质，无论是单独使用还是混合使用。优势比有利于多种药物滥用的所有，但一个药物类别-其他药物。性别并没有影响药物滥用模式，但是，非裔美国人和那些生活在城市地区的招生表现出更高的概率多种药物滥用。年龄组似乎也影响药物滥用模式，未成年人和45岁以上的成年人滥用单一药物的可能性较高。多种药物滥用的明显流行表明，有必要制定针对多种药物滥用的有效预防战略和治疗计划。
To examine patterns of mono- versus polydrug abuse, data were obtained from intake records of 69,891 admissions to publicly funded treatment programs in Tennessee between 1998 and 2004. While descriptive statistics were employed to report frequency and patterns of mono- and polydrug abuse by demographic variables and by study years, bivariate logistic regression was applied to assess the probability of being a mono- or polydrug abuser for a number of demographic variables. The researchers found that during the study period 51.3% of admissions reported monodrug abuse and 48.7% reported polydrug abuse. Alcohol, cocaine, and marijuana were the most commonly abused substances, both alone and in combination. Odds ratio favored polydrug abuse for all but one drug category -other drugs. Gender did not affect drug abuse patterns; however, admissions for African Americans and those living in urban areas exhibited higher probabilities of polydrug abuse. Age group also appeared to affect drug abuse patterns, with higher odds of monodrug abuse among minors and adults over 45 years old. The discernable prevalence of polydrug abuse suggests a need for developing effective prevention strategies and treatment plans specific to polydrug abuse.