Table 4.
Adjusted 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 | 0.76 | (0.31–1.83) | 1.19 | (0.43–3.30) | 0.55 | (0.21–1.47) | 0.61 | (0.20–1.92) | 0.48 | (0.16–1.42) | 0.46 | (0.13–1.57) |
| 21–24 | 0.65 | (0.26–1.63) | 0.99 | (0.35–2.82) | 0.44 | (0.16–1.23) | 0.63 | (0.20–2.03) | 0.37 | (0.12–1.18) | 0.57 | (0.17–1.96) |
| 25–29 | 0.51 | (0.17–1.55) | 0.93 | (0.28–3.12) | 0.56 | (0.17–1.88) | 0.68 | (0.17–2.74) | 0.73 | (0.20–2.67) | 0.58 | (0.14–2.48) |
| Race/ethnicity (Ref = Non-Hispanic white) | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.14 | (0.06–0.33) | 0.80 | (0.37–1.74) | 0.28 | (0.11–0.69) | 0.09 | (0.02–0.37) | 0.73 | (0.25–2.09) | 0.45 | (0.15–1.33) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.64 | (0.37–1.10) | 0.97 | (0.51–1.88) | 0.78 | (0.41–1.50) | 0.62 | (0.31–1.25) | 1.18 | (0.50–2.78) | 0.81 | (0.36–1.82) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial/other | 0.66 | (0.33–1.35) | 1.21 | (0.52–2.80) | 0.58 | (0.24–1.42) | 0.58 | (0.22–1.51) | 1.40 | (0.46–4.29) | 0.72 | (0.23–2.25) |
| Sexual orientation (Ref = Gay) | ||||||||||||
| Bisexual | 0.76 | (0.42–1.38) | 1.97 | (1.14–3.39) | 2.29 | (1.25–4.19) | 1.45 | (0.70–3.00) | 2.94 | (1.49–5.79) | 2.94 | (1.47–5.89) |
| Other | 1.16 | (0.51–2.67) | 1.74 | (0.70–4.37) | 1.23 | (0.45–3.34) | 2.72 | (1.06–6.95) | 1.93 | (0.58–6.44) | 1.03 | (0.27–3.99) |
| Socioeconomic hardship | 0.99 | (0.97–1.01) | 1.01 | (0.99–1.03) | 0.98 | (0.96–1.01) | 0.99 | (0.96–1.01) | 1.01 | (0.98–1.03) | 1.00 | (0.97–1.02) |
| Ever prescribed | 0.89 | (0.47–1.69) | 1.73 | (1.04–2.86) | 0.45 | (0.16–1.22) | 0.99 | (0.44–2.24) | 1.50 | (0.77–2.88) | 0.93 | (0.31–2.75) |
| Alcohol dependence risk (Ref = Low risk) | ||||||||||||
| Moderate risk | 1.75 | (1.09–2.81) | 1.72 | (1.01–2.94) | 1.30 | (0.74–2.29) | 2.90 | (1.55–5.41) | 1.77 | (0.88–3.57) | 2.19 | (1.09–4.42) |
| High risk | 4.43 | (2.09–9.40) | 5.72 | (2.77–11.81) | 7.80 | (3.57–17.04) | 5.28 | (2.21–12.62) | 3.17 | (1.24–8.08) | 5.44 | (2.24–13.20) |
| Lifetime 100+ cigarettes | 1.31 | (0.79–2.16) | 1.78 | (1.04–3.02) | 1.68 | (0.96–2.95) | 0.64 | (0.33–1.23) | 1.31 | (0.65–2.63) | 1.26 | (0.64–2.51) |
| Lifetime e-cigarette use | 1.76 | (1.08–2.85) | 1.59 | (0.93–2.71) | 2.02 | (1.12–3.63) | 1.49 | (0.78–2.83) | 1.08 | (0.54–2.18) | 2.54 | (1.18–5.47) |
| Cannabis dependence risk (Ref = Low risk) | ||||||||||||
| Moderate risk | 1.63 | (0.90–2.95) | 1.16 | (0.60–2.27) | 2.14 | (1.10–4.16) | 2.11 | (0.99–4.51) | 1.65 | (0.67–4.07) | 1.82 | (0.80–4.16) |
| High risk | 1.85 | (1.07–3.19) | 2.50 | (1.43–4.38) | 2.35 | (1.27–4.34) | 3.83 | (1.92–7.64) | 4.14 | (1.97–8.69) | 2.66 | (1.27–5.58) |
| Lifetime nonmarijuana illicit drug use | 5.84 | (3.38–10.08) | 2.68 | (1.50–4.79) | 5.24 | (2.67–10.27) | 5.02 | (2.24–11.26) | 4.06 | (1.75–9.45) | 4.85 | (1.95–12.06) |
Bold indicates P < 0.05.