TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Young adult opioid misuse indicates a general tendency toward substance use and is strongly predicted by general substance use risk
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Pandika, Danielle
A1  - Bailey, Jennifer A.
A1  - Oesterle, Sabrina
A1  - Kuklinski, Margaret R.
SP  - e109442
EP  - e109442
VL  - 235
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109442
ID  - ref1
ER  -