Abstract | BACKGROUND: Despite growing concerns about non-medical prescription drug use and prescription drug use disorders, whether vulnerability for these conditions is drug-specific or occurs through a shared liability and common risk factors is unknown. METHODS: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of Wave 1 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions were used to examine the latent structure of non-medical prescription drug use and prescription drug use disorders. Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) analysis was used to examine whether the effect of sociodemographic and psychiatric covariates occurred through the latent factor, directly on each drug class or both. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: The risk for non-medical prescription drug use and prescription drug use disorders occurs through a shared liability. Treatment, prevention and policy approaches directed at these drugs as a group maybe more effective than those focused on individual classes of drugs.
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Authors | Carlos Blanco, Claudia Rafful, Melanie M Wall, Chelsea J Jin, Bradley Kerridge, Robert P Schwartz |
Journal | Drug and alcohol dependence
(Drug Alcohol Depend)
Vol. 133
Issue 2
Pg. 473-9
(Dec 01 2013)
ISSN: 1879-0046 [Electronic] Ireland |
PMID | 23962421
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anti-Anxiety Agents
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Methamphetamine
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Alcoholism
(epidemiology)
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anti-Anxiety Agents
- Anxiety
(complications, epidemiology)
- Central Nervous System Stimulants
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Male
- Methamphetamine
- Pain
(complications)
- Pain Measurement
- Prescription Drug Misuse
(statistics & numerical data)
- Substance-Related Disorders
(epidemiology)
- United States
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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