ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2019
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Prescription Opioid Misuse Among U.S. Adults.
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- Sexual Orientation and Age of First Drug Use Among Adults in the United States.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Medical and Non-Medical Opioid Use at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity: Associations with State Medical Cannabis Law Status in a U.S. National Sample of Adults.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- Past-Year Kratom Use in the U.S.: Estimates From a Nationally Representative Sample.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Opioid pain medication misuse, concomitant substance misuse, and the unmet behavioral health treatment needs of transgender and gender diverse adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Poly-prescription drug misuse across the life course: Prevalence and correlates across different adult age cohorts in the U.S.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Prevalence and minority-stress correlates of past 12-month prescription drug misuse in a national sample of transgender and gender nonbinary adults: Results from the U.S. Transgender Survey.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Prescription drug misuse, other substance use, and sexual identity: The significance of educational status and psychological distress in US young adults.Substance abuse · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe opioid epidemic in the U.S. continues to increase in severity, and misuse of prescription opioids is of particular concern since it commonly precedes heroin use. This study examined whether sexual orientation (i.e., sexual identity and sexual attraction) is a risk factor for prescription opioid misuse and use disorder among a nationally representative sample of adults in the U.S.
methodsThis study used data from adult participants (ages ≥18 years) in the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Chi-square tests and logistic regression examined how sexual identity and sexual attraction relate to past-year and past-month prescription opioid misuse and past-year prescription opioid use disorder. Multivariable models examined associations controlling for demographic characteristics and other drug use. Gender-stratified analyses were also conducted. Data were analyzed in 2018.
resultsIn multivariable analyses, compared with those identifying as heterosexual, bisexual individuals were at 1.53 (95% CI=1.20, 1.97) and 1.66 (95% CI=1.14, 2.42) higher odds of reporting past-year and past-month misuse, respectively. In stratified analyses, female bisexuals remained at high risk. Regarding sexual attraction, compared with being attracted to only the opposite sex, being attracted to mostly the opposite sex (AOR=2.15, 95% CI=1.77, 2.63) or being equally attracted to both sexes (AOR=1.78, 95% CI=1.38, 2.30) were associated with higher odds for past-year opioid misuse. In stratified analyses, these associations were limited to females.
conclusionsSexual orientation disparities in opioid misuse and use disorder among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults was found.
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