Associations between illicit drug use in early adulthood and mortality: Findings from a National Birth Cohort.

ABSTRACT: Illicit drug use is known to be associated with premature mortality. Whether exposure to socioeconomic disadvantage and mental health problems in childhood help to explain this association, is unclear. We analysed data from 11,250 participants in the 1970 British Birth Cohort study. At 10-years of age, socioeconomic disadvantage (parental socioeconomic position, material disadvantage, family disruption) and mental health problems with antisocial behaviour, attention, and anxiety were reported by mothers and teachers. At 30-years of age, study members provided information on their illicit drug use, exposure to socioeconomic disadvantage and mental health problems. At 30-years, 19.2% of participants had used an illicit drug in the past year. Mortality was elevated for eight of the twelve dru

SUBMITTER: White J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9227730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature