College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, 99 Jonathan Lucas St., Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, United States.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, United States.
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Sep 1;190:9-12. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.016. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
Alcohol use among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) can be dangerous, and understanding factors contributing to alcohol use in this population is important. The current study examined alcohol use among individuals with prescription OUD based on distress tolerance. It was hypothesized that individuals with greater distress tolerance abilities would have a lower frequency and quantity of alcohol use compared to individuals with less distress tolerance. It was also hypothesized that this association would differ based on gender.
A total of 122 individuals with prescription OUD participated in the current study. Participants completed questionnaires regarding demographics, distress tolerance, mental health symptoms, and frequency and quantity of alcohol in the past 30 days. A regression model was conducted using the alcohol-related variables as outcomes.
There was a significant interaction between gender and distress tolerance on alcohol use frequency. Greater distress tolerance was associated with fewer alcohol use days in women, but there was no association between distress tolerance and alcohol use days in men.
The findings suggest that distress tolerance skills may be key to reducing alcohol use in women with prescription OUD.
患有阿片类药物使用障碍（OUD）的个体饮酒可能存在危险，了解导致该人群饮酒的因素很重要。本研究基于痛苦耐受力来检查有处方 OUD 的个体的饮酒情况。研究假设，与痛苦耐受力较低的个体相比，痛苦耐受力较强的个体饮酒的频率和数量会更低。研究还假设，这种关联会因性别而异。
共有 122 名患有处方 OUD 的个体参加了本研究。参与者完成了关于人口统计学、痛苦耐受力、心理健康症状以及过去 30 天内饮酒频率和数量的问卷。使用酒精相关变量作为结果进行回归模型分析。
在饮酒频率方面，性别和痛苦耐受力之间存在显著的交互作用。较高的痛苦耐受力与女性的饮酒天数减少有关，但在男性中，痛苦耐受力与饮酒天数之间没有关联。
这些发现表明，痛苦耐受力技能可能是减少有处方 OUD 的女性饮酒的关键。
