Problematic gambling and alcohol misuse among adults in Japan

IF 3.6 2区医学 Q1 PSYCHIATRY

Drug and alcohol dependence Pub Date : 2025-09-11 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112882

Andrew Stickley , Aya Shirama , Risa Yamada , Tomiki Sumiyoshi

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Abstract

Background

Problematic gambling has been linked to alcohol misuse. However, most of this research has been undertaken in Western countries. The current study examined this association in Japan, where comparatively little research has been conducted to date on problematic gambling and harmful drinking.

Methods

Data were analyzed from 3551 adults (aged 18–89) that were collected in an online survey in 2023. Problematic gambling was assessed using the Japanese short version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen-Revised (SOGS-R), while alcohol misuse was measured with the CAGE questionnaire. Additional information was obtained on sociodemographic and mental health variables.

Results

In a fully adjusted logistic regression analysis, problematic gambling was associated with significantly higher odds of alcohol misuse in the total sample (OR: 4.50, 95 % CI: 3.46, 5.86). When the analysis was stratified by sex, problematic gambling was associated with alcohol misuse in both men and women. In an age-stratified analysis problematic gambling was linked to alcohol misuse across all age groups with the highest odds being observed in adults aged 18–34 (OR: 10.27, 95 % CI: 5.60, 18.83) and the lowest in those aged ≥ 60 (OR: 2.02, 95 % CI: 1.14, 3.55).

Conclusion

Problematic gambling is associated with alcohol misuse among Japanese adults, and there are no sex- or age-related differences in these associations. Efforts to inform the general public about the potentially detrimental effects of problematic gambling in relation to alcohol misuse may have important public health benefits.

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日本成年人的赌博和酗酒问题。

背景：有问题的赌博与酒精滥用有关。然而，这些研究大多是在西方国家进行的。目前的研究调查了日本的这种关联，迄今为止，日本对有问题的赌博和有害饮酒的研究相对较少。方法：对2023年在线调查收集的3551名成年人（18-89岁）的数据进行分析。问题赌博使用日本版的南橡树赌博屏幕修订（SOGS-R）进行评估，而酒精滥用使用CAGE问卷进行测量。还获得了关于社会人口和心理健康变量的更多信息。结果：在一个完全调整的逻辑回归分析中，在整个样本中，有问题的赌博与酒精滥用的几率显著升高相关（OR: 4.50, 95% CI: 3.46, 5.86）。当分析按性别分层时，男性和女性的赌博问题都与酒精滥用有关。在一项年龄分层分析中，所有年龄组的问题赌博都与酒精滥用有关，在18-34岁的成年人中观察到的几率最高（OR: 10.27, 95% CI: 5.60, 18.83），在≥60岁的成年人中最低（OR: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.14, 3.55）。结论：在日本成年人中，有问题的赌博与酒精滥用有关，并且在这些关联中没有性别或年龄相关的差异。努力向公众宣传有问题的赌博与酗酒有关的潜在有害影响，可能对公众健康有重要的好处。

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Drug and alcohol dependence 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

7.10%

发文量

409

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Drug and Alcohol Dependence is an international journal devoted to publishing original research, scholarly reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses in the area of drug, alcohol and tobacco use and dependence. Articles range from studies of the chemistry of substances of abuse, their actions at molecular and cellular sites, in vitro and in vivo investigations of their biochemical, pharmacological and behavioural actions, laboratory-based and clinical research in humans, substance abuse treatment and prevention research, and studies employing methods from epidemiology, sociology, and economics.