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Age trends in rates of substance use disorders across ages 18–90: Differences by gender and race/ethnicity
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Background Although research has documented age differences in substance use, less is known about how prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) vary across age and differ by gender and race/ethnicity.Methods Time-varying effect models (TVEMs) were estimated on data from the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC III; N=36,309), a nationally representative survey of the adult population. The sample was 44% male; 53% White, 21% Black, 19% Hispanic/Latino, 6% other race/ethnicity. Prevalence of four SUDs (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and opioid use disorders) were flexibly estimated across ages 18-90 by gender and race/ethnicity.Results Estimated SUD prevalences were generally higher for men compared to women at most ages until the 70s. However, disparities by race/ethnicity varied with age, such that for most SUDs, estimated prevalences were higher for White participants at younger ages and Black participants at older ages.Discussion Results suggest relatively constant disparities by gender across age, and a crossover effect for Black and White participants. Findings demonstrate that Black individuals in midlife may be an important target of intervention programs for some substances.
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“The prevalence of SUDs is high and varies across countries and the type of drugs used (highest for tobacco and alcohol use disor ders) as well as by demographic and socioeconomic character istics of the populations.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Vasilenko, S. A., Evans-Polce, R. J., & Lanza, S. T.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vasilenko, Sara A.
- Venue
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-11
- Volume
- 180
- Pages
- 260-264
- ISSN
- 0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5757874
- OpenAlex
- W2756378480
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 29 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 7.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Drug AbuseNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (R01-DA039854, P50-DA039838, R01 DA037902)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Keywords
- substance use disorders, age differences, gender differences, racial and ethnic disparities, alcoholism, tobacco use disorder, cannabis use disorder, opioid use disorder, prevalence, older adults, midlife, NESARC-III
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Analgesics, Opioid, Cannabis, Ethnicity, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Male, Prevalence, Substance-Related Disorders, White People, Racial Groups
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