Inhalant use and disorders among adults in the United States.

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Wu, Li-Tzy

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Ringwalt, Christopher L

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2020-02-03T06:31:44Z

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2020-02-03T06:31:44Z

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2006-10

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2020-02-03T06:31:43Z

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To examine the patterns of adult inhalant use and correlates of inhalant use disorder.We drew study data from the 2002 and 2003 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). We used logistic regression to identify the characteristics associated both with inhalant use and inhalant use disorder.One in 10 of all adults had used an inhalant at least once in their lives, and 0.5% used one in the past year. Among all past year inhalant users, 8% met the criteria for an inhalant use disorder (i.e., 6.6% for abuse and 1.1% for dependence) within that period. We found an increased prevalence of past year inhalant use among young adults aged 18-25 years, Asians, past year alcohol abusers and dependents, lifetime drug users, white women, and men reporting symptoms of serious mental illness. Inhalant-using adults who met the criteria for an inhalant use disorder were predominantly adults aged 35-49 years and were less educated, had received recent professional treatment for emotional or psychological problems, used inhalants weekly, and had a coexisting alcohol use disorder.The patterns and consequences of adult inhalant use differ from those of adolescents. Compared with adolescent inhalant users, adult users tend not to initiate inhalant use until adulthood, use inhalants less frequently, use fewer inhalants, and are less likely to engage in criminal activities.

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S0376-8716(06)00076-7

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0376-8716

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1879-0046

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/20042

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eng

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Elsevier BV

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Drug and alcohol dependence

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10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.01.017

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Humans

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Substance-Related Disorders

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Administration, Inhalation

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Prevalence

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Demography

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Sex Distribution

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Adolescent

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Adult

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Middle Aged

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United States

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Female

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Male

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Inhalant use and disorders among adults in the United States.

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Journal article

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Wu, Li-Tzy|0000-0002-5909-2259

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1

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11

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1

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School of Medicine

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Duke

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Center for Child and Family Policy

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Sanford School of Public Policy

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Duke Clinical Research Institute

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Institutes and Centers

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Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

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University Institutes and Centers

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Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Social and Community Psychiatry

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Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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Clinical Science Departments

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Medicine, General Internal Medicine

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Medicine

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Published

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85

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