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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Jul 27;143:263–267. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.044

Table 2. Factors associated with non-medical use of benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants, and prescription stimulants in the past 90 days (N=296).

Non-medical use of benzodiazepines f
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Non-medical use of muscle relaxants f
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Non-medical use of prescription stimulants f
Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI
Age 1.0 (0.9-1.0) 1.0 (1.0-1.1) 0.9 (0.9-1.0)
Male 0.7 (0.4-1.4) 0.7 (0.3-1.6) 0.8 (0.2-2.7)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-white (ref) 1 1 1
 White 2.1 (1.1-3.6) a 0.7 (0.3-1.5) 2.8 (0.9-8.9)
Problem drinking in the past 30 days d 0.6 (0.2-1.8) 1.3 (0.4-4.5) 0.6 (0.1-5.2)
Illicit drug use in the past 90 days e 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 0.7 (0.3-1.4) 1.8 (0.6-5.3)
Depression in the past 90 days
 No depression (BDI score ≤13) (ref) 1 1 1
 Mild depression (BDI score 14-18) 0.7 (0.3-1.4) 0.9 (0.3-2.4) 0.8 (0.1-4.1)
 Moderate to severe depression (BDI score ≥19) 1.3 (0.7-2.2) 1.3 (0.6-2.8) 1.5 (0.5-4.5)
Medical use of opioid analgesics in the past 90 days 1.1 (0.7-1.9) 2.6 (1.2-5.8) a 1.6 (0.6-4.6)
Prescription opioid analgesic misuse in the past 90 days 3.5 (2.1-5.7) c 3.4 (1.7-6.8) b 5.9 (2.1-16.8) b
Medical use of benzodiazepines in the past 90 days 3.7 (1.9-7.3) c 1.0 (0.4-2.6) n/a
Medical use of muscle relaxants in the past 90 days 2.1 (0.8-5.4) 9.9 (4.2-23.3) c n/a
a

p < 0.05

b

p<0.005

c

p<0.001

d

Problem drinking defined as > 7 drinks for women and > 14 drinks for men in the past 30 days

e

Illicit use of cocaine, methamphetamines, heroin/opiates in the past 90 days

f

Non-medical use of benzodiazepines, muscle relaxants, and prescription stimulants in the past 90 days