The incidence of illicit drug use in the United States, 1962–1989

Gfroerer, Joseph; Brodsky, Marc

doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb02743.x

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“…Following the retrospective method developed by Gfroerer and Brodsky (1992) composite estimates of incidence proportions for each substance by sex, age of onset and birth cohort, were calculated as a weighted mean of their respective incidence figures for each survey. Weights were calculated as the inverse of the variance of the incidence proportion within the survey, and this variance was calculated using the non-parametric bootstrap approach with 1,000 iterations with replacement of the questionnaire respondents.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sex differences in the cumulative incidence of substance use by birth cohort

Colell

Sánchez-Niubò

Domingo‐Salvany

2013

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Sex differences in the cumulative incidence of substance use by birth cohort

Colell

Sánchez-Niubò

Domingo‐Salvany

2013

International Journal of Drug Policy

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“…The rate of missing data rate in these items was 1.9% for all three surveys together. Estimates of the numbers of initiates and rates of first use within the year prior to the survey year (survey years: 1984, 1998 and 2004) used the 'retrospective method' [6,7] , based on the age indicated by respondents as the age of first use of a specific drug, the respondents' age at the time of the interview and the calendar year of the interview. Table 1 presents the lifetime prevalence of any use of illicit drugs and any unprescribed use of prescriptiontype psychoactive drugs by gender and age in each survey (1984, 1998, and 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

Drug Use in the General Population of Greece over the Last 20 Years: Results from Nationwide Household Surveys

Kokkevi¹,

Fotiou²,

Richardson³

2007

Eur Addict Res

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The evolution of the drug use epidemic in Greece (prevalence and incidence of use of illicit drugs and illicit use of psychoactive pharmaceuticals) over a 20-year period is presented taking into account the sociocultural context and policies. Data were drawn from face-to-face household surveys carried out in 1984, 1998 and 2004 on national stratified probability samples of approximately 4,000 participants aged 12–65 years. After a large increase in lifetime illicit drug use prevalence from 4.0% in 1984 to 12.2% in 1998, the phenomenon seems to have taken a downward turn, to 8.6% in 2004. The incidence of illicit drug use remained unchanged between 1998 and 2004 in adolescents, declined in the young adult group (18–24 years) and dropped sharply at older ages. Cannabis accounts for almost all the total prevalence of illicit drug use; other illicit drugs have lifetime prevalence below 1%. The large gender differences in illicit drug use have narrowed over the years, especially in the younger age groups, although males remain far more heavily involved in illicit drug use than females. The lifetime prevalence of unprescribed use of pharmaceuticals has decreased markedly over the last 20 years from 13.5 to 9.1% following a stricter policy on prescribing. A narrowing of gender differences was also observed here, although females continue to predominate. Findings from the Greek general population surveys have had an impact on drug policy in the past and continue to represent an important input to policy formulation.

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“…Drug-related hospitalizations and deaths among servicemen in Vietnam sharply increased in the months following (Alonso, 1973). A concurrent US drug use epidemic accelerated in the late-1960s and continued through the mid-1970s (O'Donnell et al, 1976), with heroin use incidence peaking in 1971 (Gfroerer and Brodsky, 1992). The dire prospect of large numbers of returning Vietnam veterans addicted to opiates spurred the fear that the heroin epidemic would further spread in the United States (Zinberg, 1972).…”

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confidence: 99%