UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2013 Mar;44(3):271-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2012.07.012. Epub 2012 Sep 6.
To examine the developmental timing of first drug treatment and its associations with 10-year drug use patterns, pooled data (N=1318) from four longitudinal studies conducted in California was used to compare individuals first treated during young adulthood (26%) to those first treated at an older age. Treatment timing was associated with particular participant characteristics and experiences. Matched data showed that most people in both age groups exhibited a low level of drug use after first treatment, albeit fewer who were first treated during young adulthood maintained a low drug use level over time. Receipt of more drug treatment over 10 years was associated with maintenance of low drug use levels among those first treated as young adults, but not among those first treated as older adults. Developmental timing of first drug treatment interacts with subsequent treatment experiences in ways that impact the course of drug use.
为了探究首次药物治疗的发展时机及其与 10 年药物使用模式的关联,研究使用了加利福尼亚州进行的四项纵向研究的汇总数据(N=1318),比较了在青年期(26%)首次接受治疗的个体和在老年期首次接受治疗的个体。治疗时机与特定的参与者特征和经历有关。匹配数据显示,两个年龄组的大多数人在首次治疗后药物使用水平较低,尽管在青年期首次接受治疗的人中,药物使用水平较低的人数较少。在 10 年内接受更多的药物治疗与在青年期首次接受治疗的人中保持低药物使用水平有关,但与老年期首次接受治疗的人中保持低药物使用水平无关。首次药物治疗的发展时机与随后的治疗经历相互作用,影响药物使用的进程。