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More Severe Violence Exposure Associated with Poly‐Pharmaceutical Use
Author(s) -
Kubiak Sheryl Pimlott,
Arfken Cynthia L.,
Boyd Carol,
Cortina Lilia M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490600998583
Subject(s) - medical prescription , drug , medicine , psychiatry , clinical psychology , pharmacology
Exposure to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse carries varying psychological and somatic sequelae, including the increased use of alcohol and illicit drugs. Less studied is the association between violence exposure and prescription drug use. Using previously determined lifetime exposure profiles of 16,000 men and women, the current use of three specific drug categories was assessed and a strong relationship between victimization severity and prescription drugs used within the last month was found. Victimization screening has important implications in health care settings.