Research Article
Correlates and Consequences of Opioid Misuse among High-Risk Young Adults
Table 2
Opioid misuse trajectory indicators, risk factors for opioid misuse, and recent drug use and opioid dependence measures (
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| | | Variable | Mean (SD) or (%) |
| | Latent class/trajectory indicators | Opioid use duration (years) | 5.35 (3.001) | | Abused opioids (12 mo) | 526 (91.5%) | | Altered form (12 mo) | 296 (51.5%) | | Abused opioids (3 mo) | 474 (82.4%) | | Altered form (3 mo) | 220 (38.3%) | | Abused opioids (30 days) | 351 (61.0%) | | Altered form (30 days) | 144 (25.0%) |
| | Risk status and behavior | Ever homeless | 420 (73.0%) | | Ever in foster care | 133 (23.1%) | | Ever injected drugs | 249 (43.3%) | | Ever in drug treatment | 243 (42.3%) | | Ever overdose on opioids | 87 (15.1%) |
| | Prescription history | Ever prescribed opioids | 425 (73.9%) | | Family/household ever prescribed opioids | 386 (67.1%) | | Ever prescribed tranquilizers | 262 (45.6%) | | Ever prescribed stimulants | 261 (45.4%) |
| | Parent drug use | Parents misused Rx drugs | 189 (32.9%) | | Parents misused illegal drugs | 246 (42.8%) | | Parents sniffed drugs | 83 (14.4%) | | Parents injected drugs | 47 (8.2%) |
| | Other recent drug use | Rx tranquilizer misuse (30 days) | 308 (53.6%) | | Heroin use (30 days) | 182 (31.7%) | | Cocaine use (30 days) | 193 (33.6%) | | Meth use (30 days) | 115 (20.0%) |
| | Opioid dependence | Daily opioid misuse (30 days) | 288 (50.1%) | | Opioid withdrawal (30 days) | 214 (37.2%) |
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