Associated factors to non-medical and medical use of psychoactive medication among Mexican adolescents and adults in a national household survey

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dc.contributor.emailclaudiaiveth.astudillo@gmail.com (C.I. Astudillo-García)
dc.creatorCruz-Cruz, Copytzy
dc.creatorBustos-Gamiño, Marycarmen
dc.creatorVillatoro-Velázquez, Jorge
dc.creatorMae Henson, Rosie
dc.creatorPrado-Galbarro, Francisco-Javier
dc.creatorSanchez-Piedra, Carlos
dc.creatorLópez-Pérez, Lorena
dc.creatorGutiérrez-López, María de Lourdes
dc.creatorAmador-Buenabad, Nancy
dc.creatorAstudillo-García, Claudia Iveth
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-8172 (Cruz-Cruz, Copytzy)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-954X (Bustos-Gamiño, Marycarmen)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2537-858X (Villatoro-Velázquez, Jorge)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-1080 (Mae Henson, Rosie)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1474-5228 (Prado-Galbarro, Francisco-Javier)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5420-7347 (Sanchez-Piedra, Carlos)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-8067 (Gutiérrez-López, María de Lourdes)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9517-5158 (Amador-Buenabad, Nancy)
dc.creator.identificadorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-5747 (Astudillo-García, Claudia Iveth)
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-05T20:45:40Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published2024
dc.descriptionBackground: Non-medical use of psychoactive medication is a public health problem. Studies in other contexts indicate that individual sociodemographic characteristics are associated with non-medical use, but these associations have not been assessed in the Mexican context. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence non-medical and medical use of psychoactive medication among Mexican adolescents and adults' medication users and to estimate the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and non-medical use of psychoactive medication, using data from a nationally representative sample. Methods: Secondary analysis of data collected from the National Survey of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Consumption (ENCODAT) 2016 to 2017. The analytical sample included people aged 12 to 65 years. The sample was stratified into two age categories: adolescents (12-17 years) and adults (18-65 years). Sub-analyses were performed to describe prevalence of use and non-medical use of psychoactive medication at the state-level. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression models were used to estimate associations between sociodemographic characteristics and medical, non-medical, and non-use of psychoactive medication in adolescents and adults. Results: Among Mexican medication users in 2016, the national prevalence of non-medical use of psychoactive drugs was 19.6%; 22.2% among adolescents and 19.4% among adults. States adjacent to the US-Mexico border reported the highest levels of non-medical use of psychoactive medication. Illicit drug consumption was associated with non-medical use. Sociodemographic characteristics associated with non-medical use varied between adolescents and adults. Conclusions: There is a high proportion of non-medical use of psychoactive drugs among Mexican medication users, especially among young people. Understanding factors associated with the misuse of psychoactive medications in Mexico can inform policy for prevention and treatment.
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dc.identifierJC46DIEP24
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.japh.2024.102056
dc.identifier.eissn1544-3450
dc.identifier.issn1544-3191
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placeEstados Unidos
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/68
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2024.102056
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation64(4):102056
dc.relation.jnabreviadoJ AM PHARM ASSOC
dc.relation.journalJournal of the American Pharmacists Association
dc.rightsAcceso Cerrado
dc.titleAssociated factors to non-medical and medical use of psychoactive medication among Mexican adolescents and adults in a national household survey
dc.typeArtículo

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