@article{ref1,
title="Young adult opioid misuse indicates a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by general substance use risk",
journal="Drug and alcohol dependence",
year="2022",
author="Pandika, Danielle and Bailey, Jennifer A. and Oesterle, Sabrina and Kuklinski, Margaret R.",
volume="235",
number="",
pages="e109442-e109442",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine whether young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is influenced by general substance use risk or whether it is a different phenomenon from other drug use. <br><br>METHODS: At ages 23 (2016) and 26 (2019), a panel of young adults (n = 3794 to 3833) in the United States self-reported their past-month substance use (opioid misuse, heavy drinking, cigarettes, cannabis) and substance-specific risk factors (perceptions of harm; approval of use; and use of each substance by friends and romantic partners). Structural equation models examined non-opioid and opioid-specific associations between latent risk and substance use factors. <br><br>RESULTS: Opioid misuse and opioid-specific risk factors shared significant variance with latent substance use and latent substance use risk, respectively, which were strongly associated. A statistically significant residual correlation between opioid-specific risk and opioid misuse remained. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Young adult opioid misuse reflects a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by risk for substance use. Opioid-specific risk factors play only a small independent role. Existing evidence-based substance use interventions may be effective in preventing opioid misuse among young adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0376-8716",
doi="10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109442",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109442"
}