Alcohol and Drug Use and Aberrant Drug-Related Behavior Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy

Objective: To better identify individuals on chronic opioid therapy (COT) at high risk for aberrant-drug related behavior (ADRB). We examine whether patients with low level alcohol and drug use have similar characteristics to those with alcohol and drug disorders. We then examined the relationship o...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2017-08, Vol.52 (10), p.1283-1291
Main Authors: Campbell, Cynthia I., Kline-Simon, Andrea H., Von Korff, Michael, Saunders, Kathleen W., Weisner, Constance
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aberrant drug related behavior
alcohol disorder
Alcohol use
Behavior
chronic opioid therapy
Drug abuse
drug disorder
Drug dosages
Drug use
Friendship
Health services
High risk
Narcotics
Opioids
Patients
Prescribing
Risk behavior
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Summary:Objective: To better identify individuals on chronic opioid therapy (COT) at high risk for aberrant-drug related behavior (ADRB). We examine whether patients with low level alcohol and drug use have similar characteristics to those with alcohol and drug disorders. We then examined the relationship of alcohol and drug use to ADRBs among COT patients. Methods: The sample was 972 randomly selected COT patients (age 21-80 years old) from a large health system in Northern California, USA, and interviewed in 2009. Logistic regression models were used to model the dependent variables of: alcohol use, illicit drug use, alcohol disorders, illicit drug disorders, and ADRBs. Results: The odds of daily/weekly alcohol use were lower for those with a high daily opioid dose (120+ mg/day vs.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1080/10826084.2016.1276189