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Intercorrelation of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders among a National Sample of Drivers
- Source :
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 50:143-150
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2017.
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Abstract
- This study examined the relationship between alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and painkiller use disorders in a sample of drivers. We studied nighttime drivers aged 16 to 87 (n = 4,277) from the 2007 National Roadside Survey who reported substance use behaviors and provided breath tests for alcohol. Logistic regression analyses assessed the relationships between (1) substance (i.e., alcohol/marijuana/cocaine/pain killer) use disorders; (2) demographic characteristics; and (3) BAC levels. Overall, 13.2% of participants met criteria for marijuana use disorder, 7% met criteria for cocaine use disorder, and 15.4% met criteria for extra-medicinal painkiller use disorder. When self-report data were analyzed, three reciprocal associations emerged: (1) marijuana use disorders and alcohol use disorders were correlated; (2) marijuana use disorders and cocaine use disorders were correlated; and (3) cocaine use disorders and painkiller use disorders were correlated. BAC data revealed that marijuana and cocaine use disorders were both associated with positive BAC levels, but only cocaine use disorders were associated with BAC levels over the legal limit. Results suggest significant poly-substance use disorders in a sample of nighttime drivers, with variations by demographic characteristics. The individual and public health consequences of multiple substance use disorders among drivers are significant.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Automobile Driving
Marijuana Abuse
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Adolescent
Substance-Related Disorders
030508 substance abuse
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Poison control
Alcohol
Logistic regression
Suicide prevention
Article
Occupational safety and health
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
General Psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Human factors and ergonomics
Middle Aged
Opioid-Related Disorders
medicine.disease
030227 psychiatry
Substance Abuse Detection
Substance abuse
Alcoholism
Logistic Models
Breath Tests
chemistry
Female
0305 other medical science
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 21599777 and 02791072
- Volume :
- 50
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....08dc6beed3a3a1688b2651d8eca0a6ae