Predictors of transition to heroin use among initially non-opioid dependent illicit pharmaceutical opioid users: A natural history study

Highlights • Identify heroin initiation predictors among pharmaceutical opioid (PO) users. • Over 36 months, 7.5% (27) of 362 participants initiated heroin use. • Predictors: PO dependence; early age PO use; using PO to get high; non-oral PO use.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-03, Vol.160, p.127-134
Hauptverfasser:	Carlson, Robert G, Nahhas, Ramzi W, Martins, Silvia S, Daniulaityte, Raminta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Cross-Sectional Studies European Continental Ancestry Group Female Heroin Heroin Dependence - psychology Heroin initiation Humans Illicit pharmaceutical opioid use Male Natural history study Ohio Opioid dependence Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology Prescription Drug Misuse - adverse effects Prescription Drug Misuse - psychology Proportional Hazards Models Prospective Studies Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors Time-to-event analysis Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Identify heroin initiation predictors among pharmaceutical opioid (PO) users. • Over 36 months, 7.5% (27) of 362 participants initiated heroin use. • Predictors: PO dependence; early age PO use; using PO to get high; non-oral PO use.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.026