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ArticleThe American journal on addictions2021

Substance Use, Gambling, Binge-Eating, and Hypersexuality Symptoms Among Patients Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapies.

Meagan M Carr, Jennifer D Ellis, Karen K Saules, Jamie L Page, Angela Staples, David M Ledgerwood

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Article in The American journal on addictions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gambling disorder comorbidity a narrative review.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Meagan M CarrDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.ORCID 0000-0002-9185-687X
Jennifer D EllisDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.ORCID 0000-0002-8156-6772
Karen K SaulesPsychology Department, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0001-5126-8101
Jamie L PagePsychology Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.ORCID 0000-0003-3852-7206
Angela StaplesPsychology Department, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0002-7678-5794
David M LedgerwoodDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0003-3122-0199
Eastern Michigan University · USWayne State University · USUniversity of Iowa · USYale University · US

Funding

Research Training Program in Substance Use PreventionT32DA019426 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI TAMI P SULLIVAN · 2005 to 2026
$7.5M
Research Training Fellowship in Substance use and Addiction (RTFSA)T32DA007238 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BRIAN D. KILUK, ISMENE L. PETRAKIS · 1988 to 2026
$5.7M
NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007238NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA019426
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesPatients receiving opioid agonist therapies have high rates of psychiatric comorbidity. Some data suggest that comorbidity is associated with poorer treatment outcomes. The current study assessed predictors of multiple putative addictive behaviors among patients receiving opioid agonist therapies.

methodsAdults (N = 176) recruited from an outpatient clinic providing opioid agonist therapy completed self-report measures of depression, anxiety, impulsivity, adverse childhood events, and the Recognizing Addictive Disorders (RAD) scale, which includes seven subscales assessing symptoms related to alcohol use, drug use, tobacco use, gambling, binge-eating, hypersexual behavior, and excessive video-gaming. Linear regression and hurdle models identified significant predictors of RAD subscales. Hurdle models included logistic regression estimation for the presence/absence of symptoms and negative binomial regression for estimation of the severity of symptoms.

resultsMost patients did not report significant symptoms beyond drug or tobacco use. However, 7% to 47% of participants reported some symptoms of other addictive behaviors (subscale score > 0). Higher impulsivity predicted the presence and/or increased severity of symptoms of drug use, gambling, binge-eating, and hypersexuality. Higher depression significantly predicted increased severity of drug use and binge-eating symptoms. Increased anxiety predicted lower severity of alcohol use and binge-eating and higher severity of smoking symptoms. CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: A broader range of potentially addictive symptoms may be present among patients engaged in treatment for opioid use disorder. Few studies have assessed symptoms of binge-eating, hypersexuality, and excessive video-gaming among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy. This study contributes to preliminary findings and highlights important future directions. (Am J Addict 2021;00:00-00).

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AdultAgedAnalgesics, OpioidBehavior, AddictiveBinge-Eating DisorderFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMiddle AgedSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersAnalgesics, Opioid

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PMID33783065
PMCPMC8243775
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