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Health status of illicit stimulant drug users in rural Ohio.
- Source :
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Journal of psychoactive drugs [J Psychoactive Drugs] 2007 Nov; Vol. Suppl 4, pp. 401-5. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The SF-8 health survey was used to assess the physical and mental health status of a community sample of not-in-treatment, illicit stimulant drug-using adults (n = 249) living in rural Ohio. Physical health status scores indicative of poor health were present in 30.5% of the sample. Poor physical health was associated with older age (OR = 1.06; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.11), chronic disease (OR = 2.24, 95% C.I. = 1.14-4.40), and frequent opioid use (OR = 3.14, 95% C.I. = 1.16-8.50). Poor mental health status scores were present in 63.9% of the sample. Men were less likely (OR = 0.25, 95% C.I. = 0.11-0.53), and Whites more likely (OR = 3.97, 95% C.I. = 1.56-10.13), to have poor mental health scores. Frequency and type of drug use had no measurable effect on mental health status. Physical and mental health problems are likely to be pervasive among nonmedical drug users in rural areas.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Amphetamine-Related Disorders epidemiology
Amphetamine-Related Disorders rehabilitation
Chronic Disease
Cocaine-Related Disorders epidemiology
Cocaine-Related Disorders rehabilitation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Education
Employment
Ethnicity
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Ohio epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders rehabilitation
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Health Status
Methamphetamine
Rural Population
Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0279-1072
- Volume :
- Suppl 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of psychoactive drugs
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18284105
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2007.10399901