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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Med. 2023 Jan 19;17(4):379–386. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001131

Table 4:

Characteristics associated with lifetime or past-year PDM1

Any PDM Opioid Misuse Tranquilizer Misuse Stimulant Misuse
RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI
Youth Experiences
Parental Support 0.94* (0.90, 0.98) 0.91** (0.85, 0.96) 0.98 (0.91, 1.06) 0.98 (0.88, 1.09)
Parental Conflict 1.13*** (1.08, 1.18) 1.10*** (1.05, 1.15) 1.18*** (1.12, 1.25) 1.25*** (1.17, 1.34)
Parents Disapprove Alcohol 0.77*** (0.68, 0.87) 0.69*** (0.61, 0.77) 0.90 (0.73, 1.10) 1.02 (0.79, 1.32)
Conventional Activities 1.01 (0.99, 1.02) 1.02* (1.00, 1.03) 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) 1.01 (0.97, 1.03)
Religiosity 0.95* (0.90, 0.99) 0.98 (0.92, 1.04) 0.95 (0.86, 1.05) 0.95 (0.86, 1.05)
Social Support 0.92 (0.77, 1.08) 0.93 (0.74, 1.15) 1.13 (0.88, 1.44) 1.01 (0.74, 1.37)
In School, low risk (ref.)
In School, at risk 1.17* (1.02, 1.33) 1.14* (1.00, 1.29) 1.31** (1.07, 1.59) 0.78 (0.59, 1.02)
Not in School 0.89 (0.69, 1.12) 0.86 (0.66, 1.11) 1.03 0.69, 1.51) 0.86 (0.46, 1.58)
Demographics
Age 1.03* (1.00, 1.33) 1.01 (0.97, 1.03) 0.94* (0.89, 0.98) 1.12*** (1.04, 1.19)
Sex (male) 0.97 (0.88, 1.06) 0.93 (0.83, 1.03) 0.94 (0.80, 1.09) 1.49*** (1.25, 1.77)
White (ref.)
Black 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) 1.21* (1.03, 1.41) 0.63** (0.46, 0.86) 0.49*** (0.35, 0.66)
Hispanic 1.02 (0.89, 1.16) 1.12 (0.97, 1.28) 1.01 (0.84, 1.21) 0.82 (0.63, 1.04)
Other 0.92 (0.77, 1.08) 0.84 (0.69, 1.02) 0.98 (0.73, 1.31) 0.86 (0.68, 1.08)
Family Income 1.03 (0.98, 1.07) 1.02 (0.96, 1.08) 1.03 (0.96, 1.10) 1.07* (1.01, 1.14)
CBSA > 1 million (ref.)
CBSA < 1 million 0.99 (0.90, 1.08) 1.02 (0.92, 1.12) 0.98 (0.83, 1.17) 0.93 (0.83, 1.31)
Not in a CBSA 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) 0.95 (0.78, 1.16) 0.83 (0.58, 1.19) 0.78 (0.89, 1.43)
Health
No ER visits (ref.)
1 ER visit 1.11 (0.98, 1.24) 1.18* (1.02, 1.35) 1.14 (0.91, 1.41) 1.07 (0.87, 1.31)
2+ ER Visits 1.33*** (1.19, 1.47) 1.41*** (1.23, 1.59) 1.32** (1.10, 1.57) 1.13 (0.89, 1.43)
Major Depression 1.38*** (1.22, 1.55) 1.27** (1.11, 1.45) 1.34*** (1.15, 1.56) 1.73*** (1.44, 2.07)
Self-rated Health (fair/poor) 1.20 (0.97, 1.48) 1.15 (0.89, 1.48) 1.10 (0.80, 1.50) 1.36 (0.98, 1.85)
Substance Use Behaviors
Tobacco Use 1.74*** (1.53, 1.98) 1.54*** (1.34, 1.75) 2.18*** (1.84, 2.58) 2.18*** (1.78, 2.66)
Marijuana Use 2.29*** (2.03, 2.57) 1.96*** (1.67, 2.29) 2.99*** (2.47, 3.61) 3.57*** (2.88, 4.42)
Other Illegal Drug Use 3.08*** (2.69, 3.53) 2.97*** (2.64, 3.35) 4.18*** (3.46, 5.06) 4.54*** (3.68, 5.58)
1.

Multinomial logistic regression with no PDM as reference category with relative risk ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Due to low prevalence of co-ingestion, prescription sedative misuse is not included in the analysis. All models include a control for survey year

(* p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001).