TY - JOUR
T1 - Young adult opioid misuse indicates a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by general substance use risk
AU - Pandika, Danielle
AU - Bailey, Jennifer A.
AU - Oesterle, Sabrina
AU - Kuklinski, Margaret R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Numbers R01DA015183, R56DA044522 , and R01DA044522 . The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors have no conflict of interest. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01088542.
Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Numbers R01DA015183, R56DA044522, and R01DA044522. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors have no conflict of interest. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01088542.
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PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - Objective: To examine whether young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is influenced by general substance use risk or whether it is a different phenomenon from other drug use. Methods: At ages 23 (2016) and 26 (2019), a panel of young adults (n = 3794 to 3833) in the United States self-reported their past-month substance use (opioid misuse, heavy drinking, cigarettes, cannabis) and substance-specific risk factors (perceptions of harm; approval of use; and use of each substance by friends and romantic partners). Structural equation models examined non-opioid and opioid-specific associations between latent risk and substance use factors. Results: Opioid misuse and opioid-specific risk factors shared significant variance with latent substance use and latent substance use risk, respectively, which were strongly associated. A statistically significant residual correlation between opioid-specific risk and opioid misuse remained. Conclusion: Young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by risk for substance use. Opioid-specific risk factors play only a small independent role. Existing evidence-based substance use interventions may be effective in preventing opioid misuse among young adults.
AB - Objective: To examine whether young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is influenced by general substance use risk or whether it is a different phenomenon from other drug use. Methods: At ages 23 (2016) and 26 (2019), a panel of young adults (n = 3794 to 3833) in the United States self-reported their past-month substance use (opioid misuse, heavy drinking, cigarettes, cannabis) and substance-specific risk factors (perceptions of harm; approval of use; and use of each substance by friends and romantic partners). Structural equation models examined non-opioid and opioid-specific associations between latent risk and substance use factors. Results: Opioid misuse and opioid-specific risk factors shared significant variance with latent substance use and latent substance use risk, respectively, which were strongly associated. A statistically significant residual correlation between opioid-specific risk and opioid misuse remained. Conclusion: Young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by risk for substance use. Opioid-specific risk factors play only a small independent role. Existing evidence-based substance use interventions may be effective in preventing opioid misuse among young adults.
KW - General substance use
KW - Opioid and substance
KW - Prevention of opioid misuse
KW - Risk for opioid misuse
KW - Young adult opioid misuse
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109442
DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109442
M3 - Article
C2 - 35461085
AN - SCOPUS:85128712875
VL - 235
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
SN - 0376-8716
M1 - 109442
ER -