Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Am J Addict. 2024 Nov;33(6):691-694. doi: 10.1111/ajad.13639. Epub 2024 Aug 3.
Approximately 9% of people who are exposed to a nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic medication ("z-drug") misuse this medication, yet, the reasons why people misuse z-drugs are not well-characterized.
Using population survey data, we examined gender and age differences in motives for z-drug misuse.
Results suggested women and older adults have higher odds of misusing z-drugs for sleep, and young adults have higher odds of misusing for recreation.
Although the majority of people who misuse z-drugs report misusing to manage sleep, this is particularly common in women and older adults.
Addressing inadequately treated sleep concerns may help mitigate z-drug misuse.
约有 9%接触过非苯二氮䓬类镇静催眠药物（“Z 药”）的人会滥用这种药物，但人们滥用 Z 药的原因尚未得到很好的描述。
利用人群调查数据，我们研究了性别和年龄差异与 Z 药滥用动机之间的关系。
结果表明，女性和老年人更有可能出于睡眠目的而滥用 Z 药，而年轻人更有可能出于娱乐目的而滥用 Z 药。
尽管大多数滥用 Z 药的人报告称滥用 Z 药是为了改善睡眠，但女性和老年人中这种情况更为常见。
解决治疗不足的睡眠问题可能有助于减轻 Z 药滥用。
