ArticleJournal of addiction medicine
Alcohol Drinking in Chinese Methadone-maintained Clients: A Self-medication for Depression and Anxiety?
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Abstract
objectivesUnhealthy alcohol use is associated with negative health outcomes in clients attending methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) programs. However, debates exist regarding the methadone dose of drinkers, and little is known about the health outcomes of drinkers with other types of alcohol use. This study examined the drinking pattern and its association with methadone dose, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in Chinese clients undergoing MMT.
methodsA secondary data analysis was conducted with data from a large-scale cross-sectional survey of 549 clients of 3 MMT clinics in Wuhan, China. Depression, anxiety, and alcohol dependence were measured with Zung Self-rating Depression Scale, Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale, and Alcohol Dependence Scale, respectively. Drinking pattern was assessed using 3 indicators: weekly amount of alcohol consumed, weekly frequency of alcohol consumed, and severity of alcohol dependence.
resultsThe prevalence of current drinking, hazardous drinking, regular drinking, and alcohol abuse/dependence was 29.0%, 10.4%, 14.2%, and 8.7%, respectively. In adjustment analyses, relative to nondrinkers, drinkers had significantly lower weight-based methadone dose (β = -0.136, P = 0.008); hazardous drinkers, irregular drinkers, and drinkers without alcohol abuse/dependence had less severe depression (β = -3.67, P = 0.004; β = -2.37, P = 0.034; β = -3.20, P = 0.001) and anxiety (β = -4.90, P < 0.001; β = -3.24, P = 0.006; β = -4.52, P < 0.001), but drinkers with alcohol abuse/dependence had more severe depression (β = 5.55, P < 0.001) and anxiety (β = 4.31, P = 0.005).
conclusionIn Chinese MMT clinics, drinkers may use alcohol to compensate for inadequate MMT and self-medicate negative emotions. Compared with nondrinkers, the severities of depression and anxiety were lower among drinkers without alcohol abuse/dependence, but higher among those with alcohol abuse/dependence.
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