Table 3.
Unadjusted Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Intervals) for Correlates of Lifetime and Past-6-Month Prescription Drug Misuse Among Young Sexual Minority Men Aged 16–29 in RADAR (N = 967)
| Lifetime | Past 6 months | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stimulants | Painkillers | Depressants or tranquilizers | Stimulants | Painkillers | Depressants or tranquilizers | |||||||
| Age (Ref = 16–17) | ||||||||||||
| 18–20 | 2.68 | (1.30–5.50) | 2.28 | (0.95–5.45) | 1.85 | (0.86–4.01) | 2.20 | (0.85–5.69) | 0.98 | (0.39–2.46) | 1.40 | (0.53–3.69) |
| 21–24 | 2.06 | (0.98–4.37) | 2.11 | (0.86–5.17) | 1.39 | (0.62–3.13) | 1.51 | (0.56–4.11) | 0.87 | (0.33–2.30) | 1.35 | (0.49–3.70) |
| 25–29 | 1.70 | (0.70–4.12) | 2.17 | (0.78–6.03) | 1.60 | (0.63–4.09) | 1.43 | (0.44–4.65) | 1.55 | (0.53–4.51) | 1.43 | (0.44–4.65) |
| Race/ethnicity (Ref = Non-Hispanic white) | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.06 | (0.03–0.13) | 0.46 | (0.27–0.80) | 0.18 | (0.09–0.35) | 0.05 | (0.02–0.16) | 0.61 | (0.28–1.33) | 0.30 | (0.14–0.67) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.66 | (0.44–0.97) | 0.81 | (0.49–1.33) | 0.77 | (0.49–1.22) | 0.51 | (0.31–0.87) | 1.24 | (0.63–2.45) | 0.87 | (0.47–1.59) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial/other | 0.49 | (0.27–0.87) | 0.68 | (0.33–1.38) | 0.47 | (0.23–0.97) | 0.36 | (0.16–0.84) | 0.93 | (0.35–2.46) | 0.62 | (0.24–1.57) |
| Sexual orientation (Ref = Gay) | ||||||||||||
| Bisexual | 0.73 | (0.47–1.14) | 1.89 | (1.21–2.96) | 1.66 | (1.06–2.59) | 1.01 | (0.57–1.81) | 2.92 | (1.64–5.18) | 2.40 | (1.38–4.18) |
| Other | 1.38 | (0.71–2.71) | 1.76 | (0.79–3.89) | 1.40 | (0.61–3.22) | 2.54 | (1.17–5.48) | 1.96 | (0.66–5.80) | 1.20 | (0.36–4.06) |
| Socioeconomic hardship | 0.96 | (0.95–0.98) | 1.00 | (0.98–1.01) | 0.97 | (0.96–0.99) | 0.96 | (0.94–0.98) | 1.00 | (0.98–1.02) | 0.98 | (0.96–1.00) |
| Ever prescribed | 1.68 | (1.02–2.75) | 2.07 | (1.36–3.15) | 0.78 | (0.33–1.84) | 1.86 | (0.99–3.52) | 1.85 | (1.05–3.25) | 1.28 | (0.49–3.31) |
| Alcohol dependence risk (Ref = Low risk) | ||||||||||||
| Moderate risk | 2.97 | (2.02–4.36) | 2.85 | (1.80–4.53) | 2.47 | (1.55–3.94) | 4.29 | (2.52–7.29) | 3.07 | (1.68–5.62) | 4.29 | (2.34–7.84) |
| High risk | 9.20 | (5.14–16.47) | 9.84 | (5.33–18.14) | 13.49 | (7.39–24.62) | 9.94 | (4.95–19.97) | 6.22 | (2.79–13.85) | 11.32 | (5.34–24.02) |
| Lifetime 100+ cigarettes | 2.59 | (1.83–3.68) | 4.01 | (2.65–6.07) | 3.65 | (2.43–5.48) | 2.03 | (1.26–3.26) | 3.31 | (1.91–5.74) | 3.67 | (2.15–6.24) |
| Lifetime e-cigarette use | 3.95 | (2.73–5.69) | 3.53 | (2.28–5.46) | 5.44 | (3.41–8.68) | 3.42 | (2.06–5.68) | 2.65 | (1.50–4.69) | 5.86 | (3.07–11.19) |
| Cannabis dependence risk (Ref = Low risk) | ||||||||||||
| Moderate risk | 2.35 | (1.51–3.68) | 2.49 | (1.42–4.37) | 3.98 | (2.39–6.64) | 3.42 | (1.84–6.37) | 3.27 | (1.47–7.28) | 3.85 | (1.89–7.83) |
| High risk | 2.79 | (1.86–4.19) | 5.09 | (3.20–8.10) | 4.21 | (2.61–6.78) | 4.89 | (2.83–8.45) | 7.68 | (4.02–14.69) | 5.83 | (3.13–10.85) |
| Lifetime nonmarijuana illicit drug use | 10.28 | (6.69–15.80) | 6.01 | (3.75–9.61) | 12.62 | (7.19–22.16) | 12.32 | (6.25–24.29) | 6.77 | (3.45–13.28) | 11.40 | (5.35–24.28) |
Bold indicates P < 0.05.