Polysubstance use

Connor, Jason P.; Gullo, Matthew J.; White, Angela; Kelly, Adrian B.

doi:10.1097/yco.0000000000000069

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“…Respecto a la edad, datos en adultos jóvenes confirman relaciones con el policonsumo de sustancias (Ramo, Liu y Prochaska, 2012). Además, el policonsumo entre los jóvenes adultos se asocia a graves problemas como bajo desempeño a nivel cognitivo, problemas físicos, accidentes de tráfico, lesiones, enfermedades infecciosas y de transmisión sexual, suicidios, peleas y otros actos de violencia, además de poder llegar a convertirse en un patrón más permanente de consumo de varias sustancias (Connor, Gullo, White y Kelly, 2014;EMC-DDA, 2011Halley, Forster, Wood, Baezconde-Garbanati y Beth, 2014;Hughes et al, 2009;Mariño, Castro y Torrado, 2012;Trenz et al, 2012).…”

Section: Resumen Adicciones Vol 27 Nº 3 · 2015 Originalunclassified

Policonsumo de drogas y su relación con el contexto familiar y social en jóvenes universitarios

2015

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Section: Resumen Adicciones Vol 27 Nº 3 · 2015 Originalunclassified

Policonsumo de drogas y su relación con el contexto familiar y social en jóvenes universitarios

2015

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“…Although it has been shown that polydrug use may not always be problematic [17,18], considerable harm can be caused by it. For example, polydrug users are at an elevated risk for developing comorbid psychiatric and other health conditions [10] and polydrug use is also significantly related to social consequences [8]. Polydrug use can be very risky due to difficulties in dosing and unpredictable effects that substantially increase the number of deaths caused by overdose and other detrimental consequences of drug use [9,19,20].…”

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“…According to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), polydrug use has become a dominant pattern of drug use in Europe [4] and it has been brought up as a challenge in the formulation of the EU Drugs Strategy (2013-2020) [5]. Polydrug use is noted especially among problem drug users [6,7], but it needs to be recognized among the general population too due to its serious health and social consequences [8,9,10]. In the present literature, it is often claimed that polydrug use has increased during the last decades [11,12,13].…”

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Measuring Concurrent Polydrug Use in General Populations: A Critical Assessment

Karjalainen

Kuussaari²,

Kataja³

et al. 2017

Eur Addict Res

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Background/Aims: Polydrug use is a complicated phenomenon that is measured in a wide variety of different ways. Using Finland as an example, we aimed to demonstrate how the prevalence and prevalence trends of concurrent polydrug use (CPU) varied in the general population based on the different measurements used. Methods: Population-based Drug Surveys conducted every 4 years during 1998-2014 were used. CPU was measured with different measurements: strict, medial and loose definition of CPU, which were based on different combinations of alcohol, illicit drugs, pharmaceutical drugs and cigarettes used during the last 12 months/30 days. Logistic regression was used to estimate the p values for assessing trends. Results: Depending on the measurements used, the prevalence of CPU in 2014 varied between 2.0 and 18.7%. Different definitions also produced contradictory trends of CPU: there was a modest increase in prevalence if it was measured with a medial (p < 0.001) or strict (p = 0.054) definition, but when measured with the loose definition (only measure that included smoking), there was a decrease in prevalence (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of CPU varies greatly depending on the measurement used, as does the course of the prevalence trends. The concept of simultaneous polydrug use may capture the phenomenon better compared to the concept of CPU.

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“…Additionally, mental health issues are more likely to be reported by poly-substance users (Salom, Betts, Williams, Najman, & Alati, 2016). This places young adults, among whom poly-substance use is common (Connor, Gullo, White, & Kelly, 2014), at a high risk. As such, groups who regularly use multiple substances are of public health concern (Bachhuber et al, 2016), despite many regarding their substance use as non-problematic.…”

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Misuse of pharmaceuticals by regular psychostimulant users is linked to mental health problems

Salom

Burns

Alati

2017

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Introduction. Misuse of pharmaceutical drugs, particularly by young people, is an issue of rising concern. Poly-substance use is common among regular psychostimulant users (RPU), and mental health problems are associated with pharmaceutical misuse, but RPU do not generally acknowledge their use as problematic. Objective. To examine links between mental health and misuse of non-prescription pharmaceuticals in a group of regular users of illicit psychostimulants. Method. Face to face structured interviews were conducted in April 2015 with 763 regular users of illicit psychostimulants as part of the Annual Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System study in Australia. Results. At least half of the RPU in this study reported extra-medical or misuse of pharmaceuticals in the last six months in addition to regular use of illicit psychostimulants. Higher levels of psychological distress were recorded for RPU who also reported recent illicit use of opioids, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, or over-the-counter (OTC) codeine. Recent misuse of benzodiazepines or OTC codeine was associated with self-reported mental health problems and having attended a mental health professional. Those reporting recent misuse of opioids were at increased risk of mental health problems and more likely to record high levels of psychological distress, but less likely to have received prescription medications for their mental health problem. Discussion and conclusion. Regular users of illicit psychostimulants who also misuse pharmaceuticals are at increased risk of mental health problems, even after accounting for their use of illicit psychostimulants. Screening of this group for mental health problems is recommended.

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Polysubstance use

Cited by 372 publications

References 66 publications

Policonsumo de drogas y su relación con el contexto familiar y social en jóvenes universitarios

Policonsumo de drogas y su relación con el contexto familiar y social en jóvenes universitarios

Measuring Concurrent Polydrug Use in General Populations: A Critical Assessment

Misuse of pharmaceuticals by regular psychostimulant users is linked to mental health problems

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