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Non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. - PubMed - NCBI

Non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study. - PubMed - NCBI



 2016 Nov;111(11):2021-2031. doi: 10.1111/add.13491. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study.

Abstract

AIMS:

To estimate the influence of non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) on heroin initiation among US veterans receiving medical care.

DESIGN:

Using a multivariable Cox regression model, we analyzed data from a prospective, multi-site, observational study of HIV-infected and an age/race/site-matched control group of HIV-uninfected veterans in care in the United States. Approximately annual behavioral assessments were conducted and contained self-reported measures of NMUPO and heroin use.

SETTING:

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) infectious disease and primary care clinics in Atlanta, Baltimore, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.

PARTICIPANTS:

A total of 3396 HIV-infected and uninfected patients enrolled into the Veterans Aging Cohort Study who reported no life-time NMUPO or heroin use, had no opioid use disorder diagnoses at baseline and who were followed between 2002 and 2012.

MEASUREMENTS:

The primary outcome measure was self-reported incident heroin use and the primary exposure of interest was new-onset NMUPO. Our final model was adjusted for socio-demographics, pain interference, prior diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depression and self-reported other substance use.

FINDINGS:

Using a multivariable Cox regression model, we found that non-medical use of prescription opioids NMUPO was associated positively and independently with heroin initiation [adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) = 5.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 4.01, 7.35].

CONCLUSIONS:

New-onset non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) is a strong risk factor for heroin initiation among HIV-infected and uninfected veterans in the United States who reported no previous history of NMUPO or illicit opioid use.

KEYWORDS:

Heroin; longitudinal study; non-medical prescription drug use; opioid-related disorders; polysubstance use; veterans

PMID:
 
27552496
 
PMCID:
 
PMC5056813
 
DOI:
 
10.1111/add.13491

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 
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