Center for Substance Abuse Research, University of Maryland, College Park, 20740, USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2009;35(5):334-8. doi: 10.1080/00952990903075059.
Research has linked heavy alcohol use with nonmedical prescription analgesic use, but no studies have focused on concurrent use.
To understand the extent to which alcohol use and nonmedical prescription analgesic use co-occur among college students.
The Timeline Followback method was used to split the sample (n = 1,118) into three groups based on their alcohol and nonmedical prescription analgesic use.
Of all nonmedical prescription analgesic users, 58% (n = 90) were concurrent users. Concurrent users consumed more drinks per drinking day (7.5) than non-concurrent (5.8) and alcohol-only users (5.2), and drank more often (74.4% of days in the past six months, vs. 45.7% and 36.8%, respectively).
Concurrent alcohol and analgesic use is prevalent among nonmedical users of prescription analgesics. Findings suggest a need for heightened awareness and increased research of the risks of coingestion.
研究表明,大量饮酒与非医疗目的使用处方止痛药有关,但尚无研究关注同时使用这两种药物的情况。
了解大学生中酒精使用和非医疗目的使用处方止痛药同时发生的程度。
使用时间线回溯法将样本(n=1118)分为三组,依据他们的酒精和非医疗目的使用处方止痛药情况进行分组。
在所有非医疗目的使用处方止痛药的人中,有 58%(n=90)是同时使用者。同时使用者每天饮酒量(7.5 杯)多于非同时使用者(5.8 杯)和仅饮酒者(5.2 杯),且饮酒更频繁(过去六个月中 74.4%的天数饮酒,而非同时使用者和仅饮酒者分别为 45.7%和 36.8%)。
同时使用酒精和止痛药在非医疗目的使用处方止痛药者中很常见。研究结果表明,需要提高对共摄入风险的认识,并增加相关研究。