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Substance Use in Patients with Sexually Transmitted Infections: Results from a National U.S. Survey
Author(s) -
Tetrault Jeanette M.,
Fiellin David A.,
Niccolai Linda M.,
Sullivan Lynn E.
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00087.x
Subject(s) - medicine , binge drinking , substance use , medical prescription , substance abuse , psychiatry , population , environmental health , poison control , injury prevention , pharmacology
Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of substance use in patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the general population. We examined the relationship between STIs and substance use. Of the 54,623 respondents, 1% reported a past‐year STI. STI was associated with alcohol abuse/dependence (AOR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1–3.3), and marijuana use (AOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.4–3.0); but not with past‐year alcohol use, cocaine use, nonmedical use of prescription opioids, or past‐month binge or heavy drinking. A diagnosis of an STI should prompt clinicians to screen for substance use, in particular, alcohol abuse/dependence and marijuana use. (Am J Addict 2010;00:1–6)