在美国的非机构化个人中使用合成大麻素,2021-2023年
Joseph J Palamar1, Nina Abukahok1, Austin Le1
1Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Drug and alcohol dependence
|March 1, 2025
概括
合成大麻素的使用仍然很少见,但已经显著增加,特别是在较低的社会经济群体和使用其他物质的个人中. 大麻使用障碍是合成大麻素使用的关键指标.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
背景情况:
- 估计合成大麻素 (SC) 在美国一般人口中的使用率对于公共卫生至关重要.
- 了解使用SCs的个体的特征,可以为有针对性的干预提供信息.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计在美国一般人口中使用SC的患病率.
- 为了确定与SC使用相关的人口和药物使用特征.
主要方法:
- 利用了2021年和2023年国家药物使用和健康调查 (NSDUH) 的数据.
- 在12岁及以上的个人中分析了过去一年的SC使用率 (N=173,808).
- 跨人口群体的比较流行率和去年SC使用的界定相关值.
主要成果:
- 过去一年的SC使用增加了50.0%,从2021年的0.17%增加到2023年的0.26%.
- 在35岁以上的个人,家庭收入<20,000美元的个人和过去一年的甲基胺使用者中观察到显著的增加.
- 过去一年的大麻使用障碍 (aOR=26.03) 和甲基胺使用障碍 (aOR=4.74) 与SC使用密切相关.
结论:
- 虽然使用SC是罕见的,但正在增加,特别是在社会经济地位较低的人群和使用其他药物的个人中.
- 大麻使用障碍是SC使用的重要相关因子.
- 需要进一步的研究来调查由于与新型大麻产品混而导致的潜在过度报告.
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