Gender moderates the association between distress tolerance and alcohol use among individuals with opioid use disorder

Opioid use is a significant public health problem in the United States (Brady et al., 2015; Gostin et al., 2017). During 2016, 18 million Americans misused prescription drugs, and 2.7 million met criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD; Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2016; Hughes et al., 2016). A meta-analysis of US clinical trials found that 38% to 45% of patients seeking treatment for OUD met criteria for an alcohol use disorder (Hartzler et al., 2010; Hartzler et al., 2011).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - June 21, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Amanda K. Gilmore, Jennifer L. Jones, Angela D. Moreland, Christine K. Hahn, Kathleen T. Brady, Sudie E. Back Source Type: research