Recent Overdose Experiences in a Community Sample of Military Veterans Who Use Opioids.
Recent Overdose Experiences in a Community Sample of Military Veterans Who Use Opioids.
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最近使用阿片类药物的退伍军人社区样本的过量经历。
DOI：
10.1177/0022042617701255
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Britton,PeterC
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作者：
Pouget,EnriqueR;Bennett,AlexS;Elliott,Luther;Rosenblum,Andrew;Britton,PeterC
药物过量死亡率的上升凸显了了解和预防药物过量的重要性。我们制定了一个由七项组成的量表，用于评估与非致命性阿片类药物相关的过量用药经历，在常用标准中添加了其他人对参与者是否过量服用以及是否尝试干预的看法的项目。我们对 240 名主要是男性和少数族裔退伍军人进行了该量表的调查，这些退伍军人是通过基于场所和连锁转介抽样的方式招募的，他们在 9/11 事件后从军队离职，并报告了目前阿片类药物的使用情况。这些项目内部一致，并且与药物过量风险行为相关性良好 (r= .13-.45)。与使用自我报告标准（18.2%）或呼吸困难和失去意识标准（23.8%）的参与者相比，新量表检测到过量事件的参与者比例（36.5%）显着更高。应调查这些经验或看法，以便为更有效的药物过量预防和应对计划的制定提供信息并更好地制定方案。
Rising rates of overdose mortality underscore the importance of understanding and preventing overdose. We developed a seven-item scale for the assessment of nonfatal opioid-related overdose experiences, adding items on others’ perceptions of whether the participant had overdosed and whether an intervention was attempted to frequently used criteria. We administered the scale to 240 primarily male and minority veterans, recruited using venue-based and chain-referral sampling, who separated from the military post-9/11 and reported current opioid use. The items were internally consistent, and correlated well with overdose risk behaviors (r= .13-.45). The new scale detected overdose events in a significantly higher proportion of participants (36.5%) than that using either self-report criterion (18.2%) or difficulty breathing and losing consciousness criteria (23.8%). These experiences or perceptions should be investigated to inform and better tailor the development of more effective overdose prevention and response programs.