Differences in self-reported discrimination by primary type of drug used among New York City drug users.
Differences in self-reported discrimination by primary type of drug used among New York City drug users.
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10.3109/00952990.2012.673664
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2012-11
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Fuller C
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作者：
Crawford ND;Rudolph AE;Jones K;Fuller C
非法药物使用者受到各种形式的歧视，这些歧视可能因所使用的药物类型而异，因为不同类型的药物所带来的耻辱程度不同。本研究调查了自我报告的主要类型的药物使用的歧视。这项分析使用了来自“与过渡到注射吸毒风险相关的社会关系”（START）的数据，这是一项对最近开始注射吸毒者（IDUs）的横断面研究和对使用海洛因/快克/可卡因的非IDUs（n=652）的前瞻性研究。使用对数二项回归，使用的主要药物（即，最常使用的单一药物）与因吸毒而受到歧视的情况进行了审查。与可卡因使用者相比，海洛因使用者更有可能（PR：1.54（95% CI：1.15-2.07））报告因吸毒而受到歧视。需要进行更多的研究，以了解歧视影响海洛因使用者的机制，以及它与其他歧视相关结果的潜在关系，即抑郁症和药物治疗。
Illicit drug users experience various forms of discrimination which may vary by type of drug used, as there are different levels of stigma associated with different types of drugs. This study investigated self-report of perceived discrimination by primary type of drug used. This analysis used data from “Social Ties Associated with Risk of Transition into Injection Drug Use” (START), a cross-sectional study of recently initiated injection drug users (IDUs) and prospective study of heroin/crack/cocaine-using non-IDUs (n=652). Using log binomial regression, the relationship between primary drug used (i.e., single drug used most often) with discrimination due to drug use was examined. Heroin users were significantly more likely (PR:1.54 (95% CI:1.15–2.07)) to report discrimination due to drug use compared to cocaine users. More research is needed to understand the mechanism through which discrimination affects heroin users, and its potential relation with other discrimination-related outcomes, namely depression and drug treatment.