AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1111/add.16689
Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind A Beydoun
{"title":"Drug overdose deaths among homeless veterans in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system.","authors":"Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind A Beydoun","doi":"10.1111/add.16689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>With an epidemic of drug overdoses, contemporary research is needed to examine drug overdose deaths among homeless populations. This study measured rates, types and correlates of drug overdose deaths occurring over a 5-year study period among veterans experiencing homelessness (VEH) and non-homeless veterans (NHV) in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>USA.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A total of 6 128 921 veterans. We followed 399 125 VEH and 5 729 796 NHV between 2017 and 2021 using linked administrative VA and National Death Index data.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Multivariable Cox regression models were constructed to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for homelessness as a predictor of time-to-occurrence of overdose deaths with 95% confidence interval (CIs), sequentially controlling for demographic, medical, substance use and mental health characteristics.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Among overdose deaths, 8653 [93.7%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 93.2-94.2%] were unintentional and 5378 (57.8%, 95% CI = 56.8-58.8%) involved opioids. The overdose-specific mortality rate (per 100 000 person-years) was 227.3 among VEH and 23.2 among NHV (HR = 9.76, 95% CI = 9.36, 10.16), with rates 7-14 times higher among VEH than NHV, depending on the drug involved. In fully adjusted models, homelessness was associated with greater risk of drug overdose death (HR = 3.33, 95% CI = 3.18, 3.49), with the greatest risk involving psychostimulants (HR = 4.19), followed by antiepileptic/sedative/hypnotic drugs (HR = 3.69), synthetic opioids (HR = 3.50) and natural and semi-synthetic opioids (HR = 2.79).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>US veterans experiencing homelessness appear to have three times the risk for drug overdose deaths than non-homeless veterans. There may be specific risks associated with psychostimulant, antiepileptic, sedative and hypnotic drugs in this population that deserve greater attention.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1111/add.16679
Fares Qeadan, Ashlie McCunn, Benjamin Tingey
{"title":"The association between glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and/or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist prescriptions and substance-related outcomes in patients with opioid and alcohol use disorders: A real-world data analysis.","authors":"Fares Qeadan, Ashlie McCunn, Benjamin Tingey","doi":"10.1111/add.16679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to estimate the strength of association between prescriptions of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and/or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) and the incidence of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), respectively. This study also aimed to compare the strength of the GIP/GLP-1 RA and substance use-outcome association among patients with comorbid type 2 diabetes and obesity.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A retrospective cohort study analyzing de-identified electronic health record data from the Oracle Cerner Real-World Data.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>About 136 United States of America health systems, covering over 100 million patients, spanning January 2014 to September 2022.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>The study included 503 747 patients with a history of OUD and 817 309 patients with a history of AUD, aged 18 years or older.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>The exposure indicated the presence (one or more) or absence of GIP/GLP-1 RA prescriptions. The outcomes were the incidence rates of opioid overdose in the OUD cohort and alcohol intoxication in the AUD cohort. Potential confounders included comorbidities and demographic factors.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Patients with GIP/GLP-1 RA prescriptions demonstrated statistically significantly lower rates of opioid overdose [adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) in OUD patients: 0.60; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.43-0.83] and alcohol intoxication (aIRR in AUD patients: 0.50; 95% CI = 0.40-0.63) compared to those without such prescriptions. When stratified by comorbid conditions, the rate of incident opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication remained similarly protective for those prescribed GIP/GLP-1 RA among patients with OUD and AUD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prescriptions of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide and/or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists appear to be associated with lower rates of opioid overdose and alcohol intoxication in patients with opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder. The protective effects are consistent across various subgroups, including patients with comorbid type 2 diabetes and obesity.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1111/add.16694
Jeremy Mennis, Gerald J Stahler, Michael J Mason
{"title":"Commentary on Pessar et al.: 'Downscaling' United States state cannabis policy to investigate environmental and social impacts on cannabis use.","authors":"Jeremy Mennis, Gerald J Stahler, Michael J Mason","doi":"10.1111/add.16694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16694","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-14DOI: 10.1111/add.16693
Daniel Stjepanović, Julia Kirkam, Wayne Hall
{"title":"Rare but relevant: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.","authors":"Daniel Stjepanović, Julia Kirkam, Wayne Hall","doi":"10.1111/add.16693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a (probably) rare syndrome that occurs in frequent and chronic cannabis users. It is characterised by cyclical vomiting and gastrointestinal symptoms. CHS is frequently misdiagnosed resulting in extensive investigations and delayed diagnosis and treatment. Standard anti-emetic treatments are typically not effective, and no standardised treatment protocol exists for CHS. Bathing or showering in hot water is often reported to relieve symptoms. Little is known of the aetiology of CHS as the literature is predominantly informed by case reports and chart reviews. Similarly, little is known of the demographics and cannabis use patterns of those who develop CHS. The number of CHS cases globally appears to have risen following liberalisation of cannabis regulation and access in some countries, underscoring the need for wider recognition of CHS in emergency care and by the wider public.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-13DOI: 10.1111/add.16684
Gary J Young, Tianjie Zhu, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Farbod Alinezhad, Leonard D Young, Md Noor-E-Alam
{"title":"Patient outcomes following buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: A retrospective analysis of the influence of patient- and prescriber-level characteristics in Massachusetts, USA.","authors":"Gary J Young, Tianjie Zhu, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Farbod Alinezhad, Leonard D Young, Md Noor-E-Alam","doi":"10.1111/add.16684","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16684","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Opioid use disorder (OUD) is treatable with buprenorphine/naloxone (buprenorphine), but many patients discontinue treatment prematurely. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of patient- and prescriber-level characteristics relative to several patient outcomes following the initiation of buprenorphine treatment for OUD.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a retrospective observational investigation. We used the Public Health Data Warehouse from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to construct a sample of patients who initiated buprenorphine treatment between 2015 and 2019. We attributed each patient to a prescriber based on information from prescription claims. We used multilevel models to assess the influence of patient- and prescriber-level characteristics on each outcome.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Massachusetts, USA.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>The study cohort comprised 37 955 unique patients and 2146 prescribers. Among patients, 64.6% were male, 52.6% were under the age of 35 and 82.2% were White, non-Hispanic. For insurance coverage, 72.1% had Medicaid.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>The outcome measures were poor medication continuity, treatment discontinuation and opioid overdose, all assessed within a 12-month follow-up period that began with a focal prescription for buprenorphine. Each patient had a single follow-up period. Poor medication continuity was defined as medication gaps totaling more than 7 days during the initial 180 days of buprenorphine treatment and treatment discontinuation was defined as having a medication gap for 2 consecutive months within the 12-month follow-up period.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The patient-level rates for poor medication continuity, treatment discontinuation and opioid overdose were 59.7% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 59.2-60.2], 57.4% (95% CI = 56.9-57.9) and 10.3% (95% CI = 10.0-10.6), respectively, with 1.1% (95% CI = 1.0-1.2) experiencing a fatal opioid overdose. At the patient level, after adjustment for covariates, adverse outcomes were associated with race/ethnicity as both Black, non-Hispanic and Hispanic patients had worse outcomes than did White, non-Hispanic patients (Black, non-Hispanic -- poor continuity: 1.50, 95% CI = 1.34-1.68; discontinuation: 1.44, 95% CI = 1.30-1.60; Hispanic -- poor continuity: 1.21, 95% CI = 1.12-1.31; discontinuation: 1.38, 95% CI = 1.28-1.48). Patients with insurance coverage through Medicaid also had worse outcomes than those with commercial insurance (poor continuity: 1.18, 95% CI = 1.11-1.26; discontinuation: 1.09, 95% CI = 1.03-1.16; overdose: 1.98, 95% CI = 1.75-2.23). Pre-treatment mental health conditions and other types of chronic illness were also associated with worse outcomes (History of mental health conditions -- poor continuity: 1.11, 95% CI = 1.06-1.17; discontinuation: 1.05, CI = 1.01-1.10; overdose: 1.47, 95% CI = 1.36-1.60; Chronic health conditio","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-12DOI: 10.1111/add.16686
Ben Turley, Kenan Zamore, Robert P Holman
{"title":"Predictors of emergency medical transport refusal following opioid overdose in Washington, DC.","authors":"Ben Turley, Kenan Zamore, Robert P Holman","doi":"10.1111/add.16686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Patient initiated transport refusal during Emergency Medical Service (EMS) opioid overdose encounters has become an endemic problem. This study aimed to quantify circumstantial and environmental factors which predict refusal of further care.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>In this cross-sectional analysis, a case definition for opioid overdose was applied retrospectively to EMS encounters. Selected cases had sociodemographic and situational/incident variables extracted using patient information and free text searches of case narratives. 50 unique binary variables were used to build a logistic model.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Prehospital EMS overdose encounters in Washington, DC, USA, from July 2017 to July 2023.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Of EMS encounters in the study timeframe, 14 587 cases were selected as opioid overdoses.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Predicted probability for covariates was the outcome variable. Model performance was assessed using Stratified K-Fold Cross-Validation and scored with positive predictive value, sensitivity and F1. Prediction accuracy and McFadden's pseudo-R squared are also determined.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The model achieved a predictive accuracy of 78% with a high positive predictive value (0.83) and moderate sensitivity (0.68). Bystander type influenced the refusal outcome, with decreased refusal probability associated with family (nondescript) (-28%) and parents (-16%), while presence of a girlfriend increased it (+28%). Negative situational factors like noted physical trauma (-62%), poor weather (-14%) and lack of housing (-14%) decreased refusal probability. Characteristics of the emergency response team, like a prior crew member encounter (+20%) or crew experience <1 year (-36%), had a variable association with transport.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Refusal of emergency transport for opioid overdose cases in Washington, DC, USA, has expanded by 43.8% since 2017. Several social, environmental and systematic factors can predict this refusal. Logistic regression models can be used to quantify broad categories of behavior in surveillance medical research.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-12DOI: 10.1111/add.16685
Shaon Lahiri, Jeffrey B Bingenheimer, W Douglas Evans, Yan Wang, Ben Cislaghi, Priyanka Dubey, Bobbi Snowden
{"title":"Understanding the mechanisms of change in social norms around tobacco use: A systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions.","authors":"Shaon Lahiri, Jeffrey B Bingenheimer, W Douglas Evans, Yan Wang, Ben Cislaghi, Priyanka Dubey, Bobbi Snowden","doi":"10.1111/add.16685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16685","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Tobacco use spreads through social networks influencing social norms around tobacco use. However, the social norms scholarship is extremely diverse and occasionally conflicting, complicating efforts to understand how best to leverage social norms to reduce tobacco use. This study systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed this vast terrain by focusing on social norms measurement and mechanism, and intervention effectiveness and modality aimed at changing social norms around tobacco use and actual tobacco use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched Scopus, PubMed, PsycInfo, Clinicaltrials.gov, ProQuest Dissertations, the Cochrane Trial Registry, as well as the websites of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, the Open Science Framework, medrXiv and the Truth Initiative for experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation studies of interventions designed to shift tobacco use. We included studies written in English from inception to 30 May 2024. We only included studies which noted social norms or social influence as part of the intervention design or set of measured variables. We excluded studies with only one time point, without an intervention being evaluated and those not published in English. Study screening followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, and was conducted by at least two independent reviewers who resolved discrepancies through discussion and consensus. All included studies were analyzed in a narrative synthesis, and those providing sufficient statistics for tobacco and social norms outcomes were included in meta-analyses, which were performed separately for tobacco outcomes and social norms outcomes. Study outcomes were transformed into a standardized mean difference (Hedges' g) and several meta-regressions were fit to explore sources of heterogeneity using a robust variance estimation specification to handle effect size dependency.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 95 studies met inclusion criteria for the narrative synthesis, 200 effect sizes from 86 studies were included in the tobacco outcomes meta-analysis, and 66 effect sizes from 29 studies were included in the social norms outcomes meta-analysis. Nearly 90% of included studies were conducted in high-income settings, with the remainder conducted in middle-income settings. No studies were conducted in Latin America or on the African continent. Social norms change interventions had a statistically significant effect on reducing tobacco use and pro-tobacco social normative perceptions [g = 0.233, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.166, 0.301, P < 0.001 and g = 0.292, 95% CI = 0.090, 0.494, P = 0.007, respectively]. Interventions were commonly conducted among schoolchildren in classrooms through multicomponent education sessions, often coupled with regular 'booster' sessions over time. Among adult populations, motivational interviewing and other counselling approaches were used in some cases, and few interventions leverage","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142453780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1111/add.16697
Shane Darke, Michael Farrell, Julia Lappin
{"title":"Rare but relevant series.","authors":"Shane Darke, Michael Farrell, Julia Lappin","doi":"10.1111/add.16697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16697","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142398765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1111/add.16683
Daniel Bergsvik, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Ingeborg Rossow
{"title":"Effect of a small increase in off-premises trading hours on alcohol sales in Norway: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Daniel Bergsvik, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Ingeborg Rossow","doi":"10.1111/add.16683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Evidence of the effect of limiting off-premises alcohol trading hours is still scarce. This study tested the effect of a small extension in trading hours on alcohol sales in alcohol monopoly outlets in Norway.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The extension of trading hours was implemented within a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial design. Eligible state monopoly outlets (n = 229) were clustered into trade districts (n = 62), which were block-randomized to one of three sequences regarding date of implementation: 1 September 2020 (n = 21 districts, 82 outlets), 1 December 2020 (n = 21 districts, 73 outlets) and 1 March 2021 (n = 20 districts, 74 outlets). Outcomes were followed-up for a 1-year period.</p><p><strong>Setting and participants: </strong>Study participants were state monopoly outlets in urban and rural trade districts in all parts of Norway.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Monthly alcohol sales in litres of pure alcohol per trade district and per outlet were measured from March 2020 to March 2022 (primary outcome). We applied a linear mixed-effect model with two-way fixed effects within a difference-in-difference framework. As a robustness check we considered the effects of cross-border trade and effects in subgroups of outlets. Trading hours in monopoly outlets were extended by 1 hour on Saturdays. The extension was permanent. Pre-intervention periods and not-yet-treated units served as control conditions.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>We did not find a statistically significant effect of the small extension in trading hours on monthly alcohol sales (i) per trade district [average treatment effect: -185.5 litres, 95% confidence interval (CI) = -1159.9, 788.9] and (ii) per outlet (-35.3 litres, 95% CI = -142.1, 72.0). These findings were consistent across estimation methods and model specifications.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is no clear evidence that a small extension in off-premises trading hours affected alcohol sales in monopoly outlets in Norway.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142386494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AddictionPub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1111/add.16681
Ryan C Shorey, Shira I Dunsiger, Gregory L Stuart
{"title":"Alcohol use as a predictor of intimate partner violence in emerging adulthood: A dyadic daily diary investigation.","authors":"Ryan C Shorey, Shira I Dunsiger, Gregory L Stuart","doi":"10.1111/add.16681","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16681","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Numerous studies have demonstrated that alcohol preceded and increased the odds of intimate partner violence (IPV). These prior studies were restricted to one dyad member despite theory suggesting that acute alcohol use by both partners should increase the risk for IPV to a greater degree than when only one partner drinks. We hypothesized that alcohol use by both dyad members, relative to one or no dyad members, would proximally precede and increase the odds of IPV perpetration and victimization.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A 60-day daily diary design was used, where both dyad members of dating couples completed independent reports on IPV perpetration/victimization and alcohol use via a secure survey website.</p><p><strong>Setting and participants: </strong>Alcohol using college-student couples, aged 18-25 (n = 181 couples), from a Midwestern university in the United States participated. A convenience sample strategy was used.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Daily surveys asked about alcohol use and IPV perpetration and victimization the prior day, including whether alcohol use preceded or followed IPV. The primary outcome was psychological IPV; secondary outcomes were physical and sexual IPV.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Longitudinal random effects models suggested statistically significant associations between drinking behavior and IPV outcomes. The odds of psychological IPV perpetration were higher when both partners were drinking relative to one partner drinking [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.06-1.99]. Exploratory analyses showed some indication that the odds of physical IPV victimization were higher when both partners were drinking relative to one partner drinking (aOR = 2.09, 95% CI = 1.71-4.21).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The risk for intimate partner violence appears to be greater when both partners drink, relative to one partner or neither partner.</p>","PeriodicalId":109,"journal":{"name":"Addiction","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142386492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}