Mood/Anxiety disorders and their association with non-medical prescription opioid use and prescription opioid use disorder: longitudinal evidence from the National Epidemiologic Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions

摘要

ObjectiveNonmedical use of prescription opioids represents a national public health concern of growing importance. Mood and anxiety disorders are highly associated with nonmedical prescription opioid use. The authors examined longitudinal associations between nonmedical prescription opioid use and opioid disorder due to nonmedical opioid use with mood/anxiety disorders in a national sample, examining evidence for precipitation, self-medication and general shared vulnerability as pathways between disorders.