Prescription Drug Misuse Among Club Drug-Using Young Adults

Authors: Kelly, Brian¹; Parsons, Jeffrey²

Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Volume 33, Number 6, November 2007 , pp. 875-884(10)

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Abstract:

Nonmedical prescription (Rx) drug use has recently increased, particularly among young adults. Using time-space sampling to generate a probability-based sample of club-going young adults (18-29), 400 subjects provided data on Rx drug misuse. Club-going young adults misuse Rx drugs at high rates. An overwhelming majority of the sample indicated lifetime use of pain killers, sedatives, and stimulants. A majority indicated recent pain killer use. Variations by gender and sexuality exist in this population. Young lesbian/bisexual women emerged as the group most likely to abuse Rx drugs. Research into the contexts influencing these patterns is imperative.

Keywords: Gender; prescription drugs; sexual orientation; youth

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990701667347

Affiliations: 1: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA,Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training, New York, NY, USA 2: Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training, New York, NY, USA,Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York, USA

Publication date: 2007-11-01

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