Division on Substance Abuse, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Am J Addict. 2011 May-Jun;20(3):190-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00120.x. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
This pilot study sought to characterize typical nonmedical oxycodone use in the New York Metropolitan area. Accordingly, a clinical interview was administered to 25 intranasal (IN) and 25 intravenous (IV) oxycodone abusers to capture demographics and patterns of use within the region. IN and IV abusers shared a number of similar characteristics including age, proportion of men and women, criminal history, drug use history, and current recreational drug use. However, the two populations also differed in a number of aspects. IV oxycodone users had lower rates of employment, earlier onset of illicit drug use, and more current heroin use. Although IN users reported somewhat more frequent use of oxycodone weekly, IV users were more likely to supplement their oxycodone use with other opioid drugs, most notably heroin. Additional research is needed to confirm these observed differences, yet these data may assist treatment efforts by providing information to guide targeted treatment and population-specific interventions.
这项初步研究旨在描述纽约大都市区典型的非医疗用羟考酮使用情况。为此，对 25 名鼻内（IN）和 25 名静脉内（IV）羟考酮滥用者进行了临床访谈，以获取该地区的人口统计数据和使用模式。IN 和 IV 滥用者在许多方面具有相似的特征，包括年龄、男女比例、犯罪史、药物使用史和当前的娱乐性药物使用。然而，这两个群体在许多方面也存在差异。IV 羟考酮使用者的就业率较低，非法药物使用的起始时间较早，目前使用海洛因的比例较高。尽管 IN 使用者报告每周使用羟考酮的频率略高，但 IV 使用者更有可能用其他阿片类药物来补充羟考酮的使用，其中最常见的是海洛因。需要进一步的研究来证实这些观察到的差异，但这些数据可以通过提供信息来指导有针对性的治疗和特定人群的干预，从而为治疗工作提供帮助。
