Kelly Brian C, Parsons Jeffrey T
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2007;33(6):875-84. doi: 10.1080/00952990701667347.
Nonmedical prescription (Rx) drug use has recently increased, particularly among young adults. Using time-space sampling to generate a probability-based sample of club-going young adults (18-29), 400 subjects provided data on Rx drug misuse. Club-going young adults misuse Rx drugs at high rates. An overwhelming majority of the sample indicated lifetime use of pain killers, sedatives, and stimulants. A majority indicated recent pain killer use. Variations by gender and sexuality exist in this population. Young lesbian/bisexual women emerged as the group most likely to abuse Rx drugs. Research into the contexts influencing these patterns is imperative.
非医疗处方药物的使用近来有所增加,尤其是在年轻人中。通过时空抽样来生成一个基于概率的经常去俱乐部的年轻人(18至29岁)样本,400名受试者提供了关于非医疗处方药物滥用的数据。经常去俱乐部的年轻人滥用非医疗处方药物的比例很高。绝大多数样本表示曾使用过止痛药、镇静剂和兴奋剂。多数人表示近期使用过止痛药。该人群在性别和性取向方面存在差异。年轻的女同性恋/双性恋女性成为最有可能滥用非医疗处方药物的群体。对影响这些模式的背景进行研究势在必行。