From Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN (CH); Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI (DH).
J Am Board Fam Med. 2018 Sep-Oct;31(5):761-767. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.05.180001.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Our objective was to identify current trends in the prose of popular music and, specifically, to identify if a relationship exists between the mention of opioid narcotics in Top 40's music and a rising prevalence of opioid use disorder in the United States.
A list of Billboard's top 100 songs for each year of the past 30 years (1986 to 2016) was collected. Lyrics from the 40 most popular songs of each year were queried for reference to drugs and alcohol. χ analysis was used to identify statistically significant relationships with a level of significance set at < .05.
There was a statistically significant increase in the lyrical mention to opioids (0.0% to 5.0% of songs, = .004), marijuana (0.6% to 17.2% of songs, < .001), and alcohol (3.1% to 23.6% of songs, < .001) in the 2010s decade when compared with the songs analyzed in the 1980s. The mention of opioid drugs and medications emerged in the late 1990s, and since, 57.1% of opioid-referencing songs mention prescription opioid medications and not heroin or street slang reference of the drug. Male- and female-driven mentions to drugs and alcohol have approached near equal rates in recent years.
There is increasing prevalence in the lyrical mention of opioids, among other drugs, in Top 40's music. Nearly 50% of 2016 Top 40's songs reference drugs or alcohol. Further inquiry may be warranted to evaluate the societal impact and persuasive abilities of popular culture, including Top 40's music, on American drug and alcohol use.
目的/假设：我们的目的是确定流行音乐歌词中的当前趋势，具体来说，就是确定美国顶级 40 强音乐中提到阿片类药物与阿片类药物使用障碍的流行率上升之间是否存在关系。
收集了过去 30 年（1986 年至 2016 年）每年 Billboard 前 100 首歌曲的列表。查询了每年最受欢迎的 40 首歌曲的歌词，以了解有关毒品和酒精的信息。使用卡方检验来识别具有统计学意义的关系，显著性水平设置为 <.05。
与 20 世纪 80 年代分析的歌曲相比，21 世纪 10 年代歌词中提到阿片类药物（从 0.0%到 5.0%的歌曲， =.004）、大麻（从 0.6%到 17.2%的歌曲， <.001）和酒精（从 3.1%到 23.6%的歌曲， <.001）的比例呈统计学显著增加。阿片类药物和药物的提及在 20 世纪 90 年代末出现，自那时以来，57.1%的阿片类药物引用歌曲提到处方阿片类药物，而不是海洛因或街头俚语对该药物的引用。近年来，男性和女性对毒品和酒精的提及率已接近持平。
在顶级 40 强音乐中，阿片类药物等其他药物的歌词提及率呈上升趋势。2016 年顶级 40 强歌曲中有近 50%的歌曲提到了毒品或酒精。可能需要进一步调查，以评估包括顶级 40 强音乐在内的流行文化对美国药物和酒精使用的社会影响和说服力。
