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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Dec 14;57(2):316–327. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.2012687

Table 1.

Logistic regressions for motivations to misuse prescription opioids predicting mental health problems.

Model variables B SE p OR 95% CIOR
Past year any mental illness vs. No past year mental illness a
 Intercept (Did not misuse this substance) 0.52 0.04 .000 1.67 [1.53, 1.83]
 Relieve physical pain 0.09 0.07 .211 1.09 [0.95, 1.25]
 Relax or relieve tension 0.45 0.14 .003 1.57 [1.18, 2.10]
 Experiment/see what like 0.37 0.21 .079 1.45 [0.96, 2.20]
 Feel good/get high 0.39 0.09 .000 1.48 [1.23, 1.77]
 Help with sleep 0.24 0.18 .195 1.27 [0.88, 1.82]
 Help with feelings or emotions 2.06 0.21 .000 7.84 [5.20, 11.83]
 Increase/decrease the effects of other drugs 0.23 0.44 .611 1.25 [0.52, 3.03]
 Hooked or have to have drug 0.98 0.29 .001 2.67 [1.51, 4.75]
 Some other reason 0.06 0.29 .852 1.06 [0.59, 1.90]
 Misused, no motivation endorsed −0.80 0.20 .000 0.45 [0.30, 0.68]
 Did not misuse any substance −1.04 0.04 .000 0.35 [0.33, 0.38]
Past year serious mental illness vs. No past year serious mental illness b
 Intercept (Did not misuse this substance) −0.77 0.07 .000 0.46 [0.40, 0.53]
 Relieve physical pain 0.12 0.10 .267 1.12 [0.91, 1.38]
 Relax or relieve tension 0.28 0.17 .101 1.32 [0.95, 1.85]
 Experiment/see what like 0.38 0.25 .130 1.46 [0.89, 2.40]
 Feel good/get high 0.49 0.14 .001 1.63 [1.23, 2.16]
 Help with sleep 0.28 0.25 .258 1.33 [0.81, 2.19]
 Help with feelings or emotions 1.67 0.21 .000 5.32 [3.46, 8.18]
 Increase/decrease the effects of other drugs −0.08 0.50 .877 0.93 [0.34, 2.53]
 Hooked or have to have drug 0.87 0.32 .008 2.38 [1.26, 4.50]
 Some other reason 0.62 0.35 .080 1.87 [0.93, 3.77]
 Misused, no motivation endorsed −0.34 0.31 .267 0.71 [0.38, 1.31]
 Did not misuse any substance −1.15 0.06 .000 0.32 [0.28, 0.36]
Past year major depressive episode vs. No past year major depressive episode c
 Intercept (Did not misuse this substance) −0.38 0.06 .000 0.69 [0.61, 0.77]
 Relieve physical pain 0.08 0.10 .381 1.09 [0.90, 1.32]
 Relax or relieve tension 0.21 0.17 .240 1.23 [0.87, 1.73]
 Experiment/see what like 0.30 0.21 .162 1.34 [0.89, 2.04]
 Feel good/get high 0.40 0.11 .001 1.49 [1.20, 1.85]
 Help with sleep 0.16 0.21 .453 1.17 [0.77, 1.77]
 Help with feelings or emotions 1.39 0.20 .000 4.00 [2.66, 6.00]
 Increase/decrease the effects of other drugs −0.09 0.46 .852 0.92 [0.36, 2.32]
 Hooked or have to have drug 0.42 0.31 .182 1.52 [0.82, 2.83]
 Some other reason 0.54 0.31 .089 1.72 [0.92, 3.21]
 Misused, no motivation endorsed −0.52 0.33 .120 0.60 [0.31, 1.15]
 Did not misuse any substance −0.94 0.05 .000 0.39 [0.35, 0.44]
Past year serious thoughts of suicide vs. No past year serious thoughts of suicide d
 Intercept (Did not misuse this substance) −0.88 0.07 .000 0.42 [0.36, 0.48]
 Relieve physical pain 0.22 0.10 .037 1.24 [1.01, 1.52]
 Relax or relieve tension 0.44 0.16 .010 1.55 [1.11, 2.14]
 Experiment/see what like 0.55 0.23 .020 1.73 [1.09, 2.73]
 Feel good/get high 0.55 0.14 .000 1.73 [1.30, 2.30]
 Help with sleep 0.53 0.25 .037 1.70 [1.04, 2.80]
 Help with feelings or emotions 1.84 0.22 .000 6.32 [4.05, 9.86]
 Increase/decrease the effects of other drugs −0.55 0.49 .267 0.58 [0.21, 1.55]
 Hooked or have to have drug 0.49 0.26 .070 1.63 [0.96, 2.76]
 Some other reason 0.54 0.35 .127 1.72 [0.85, 3.46]
 Misused, no motivation endorsed 0.27 0.31 .388 1.31 [0.70, 2.44]
 Did not misuse any substance −1.05 0.06 .000 0.35 [0.31, 0.40]

Note. Included age, sex, household income, population density, and race as covariates. Reference category = No misuse of this prescription drug.

a

Model: Wald F(25, 26) = 180.87, p < .001, R2 = .06 (Cox & Snell), .09 (Nagelkerke).

b

Model: Wald F(25, 26) = 138.37, p < .001, R2 = .03 (Cox & Snell), .11 (Nagelkerke).

c

Model: Wald F(25, 26) = 138.63, p < .001, R2 = .04 (Cox & Snell), .09 (Nagelkerke).

d

Model: Wald F(25, 26) = 65.76, p < .001, R2 = .03 (Cox & Snell), .09 (Nagelkerke).