Opioid Analgesic Use Disorders Among Adolescents in the United States

摘要

This study examined risk for opioid analgesic use disorders (OAUD) using the 2007 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (N=17,727 adolescents). Males with poor grades in school (D or F) and females who argued frequently (11+times past-year) with parents were about 3 times as likely (males: adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=2.59, CI=1.06-6.35, p<.05; females: AOR=3.00, CI=1.34-6.72, p<.01) as other males and females, respectively, to have opioid analgesic dependence that met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. Hispanics were almost twice as likely (AOR=1.95, CI=1.05-3.65, p<.05) as Whites to have OAUD than to have alcohol or marijuana use disorders. Findings can inform interventions and future studies.