TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Polysubstance use among U.S. women of reproductive age who use opioids for nonmedical reasons
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Jarlenski, Marian
A1  - Barry, Colleen L.
A1  - Gollust, Sarah
A1  - Graves, Amy J.
A1  - Kennedy-Hendricks, Alene
A1  - Kozhimannil, Katy
SP  - 1308
EP  - 1310
VL  - 107
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and patterns of polysubstance use among US reproductive-aged women who use opioids for nonmedical purposes. <br><br>METHODS: We used the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2005-2014) data on female respondents aged 18 to 44 years reporting nonmedical opioid use in the past 30 days (unweighted n = 4498). We categorized patterns of polysubstance use in the past 30 days, including cigarettes, binge drinking, and other legal and illicit substances and reported prevalence adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment. <br><br>RESULTS: Of all women with nonmedical opioid use, 11% reported only opioid use. Polysubstance use was highest in non-Hispanic White women and women with lower educational attainment. The most frequently used other substances among women using opioids nonmedically were cigarettes (56.2% smoked > 5 cigarettes per day), binge drinking (49.7%), and marijuana (32.4%). Polysubstance use was similarly prevalent among pregnant women with nonmedical opioid use. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Polysubstance use is highly prevalent among US reproductive-aged women reporting nonmedical opioid use. Public Health Implications. Interventions are needed that address concurrent use of multiple substances. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 22, 2017: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303825).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303825
ID  - ref1
ER  -