Health Status of Illicit Stimulant Drug Users in Rural Ohio

Russel S. Falck; Jichuan Wang; Robert G. Carlson

doi:10.1080/02791072.2007.10399901

Health Status of Illicit Stimulant Drug Users in Rural Ohio

Russel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, Robert G. Carlson

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Abstract

The SF-8 health survey was used to assess the physical and mental health status of a community sample of not-in-treatment, illicit stimulant drug-using adults (n = 249) living in rural Ohio. Physical health status scores indicative of poor health were present in 30.5% of the sample. Poor physical health was associated with older age (OR = 1.06; 95% C.I. = 1.02-1.11), chronic disease (OR = 2.24, 95% C.I. = 1.14-4.40), and frequent opioid use (OR = 3.14, 95% C.I. = 1.16-8.50). Poor mental health status scores were present in 63.9% of the sample. Men were less likely (OR = 0.25, 95% C.I. = 0.11-0.53), and Whites more likely (OR = 3.97, 95% C.I. = 1.56-10.13), to have poor mental health scores. Frequency and type of drug use had no measurable effect on mental health status. Physical and mental health problems are likely to be pervasive among nonmedical drug users in rural areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	401-405
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
Volume	39
Issue number	Supplement 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2007.10399901
State	Published - Nov 2007

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
General Psychology

Keywords

Health status
Mental health
Rural
SF-8
Stimulants
Substance abuse
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Amphetamine-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Amphetamine-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
Central Nervous System Stimulants*
Chronic Disease
Cocaine-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Cocaine-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Education
Employment
Ethnicity
Female
Health Status*
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Methamphetamine*
Middle Aged
Ohio / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
Rural Population*
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Methamphetamine
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Disciplines

Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
Substance Abuse and Addiction

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