scholarly journals Prevalence of Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Commercially Insured Youths in the United States

2005 ◽  
Vol 159 (4) ◽  
pp. 362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley H. Curtis ◽  
Leah E. Masselink ◽  
Truls Østbye ◽  
Steve Hutchison ◽  
Peter E. Dans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic ◽  
Antipsychotic Drug ◽  
The United States ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic Drug

Atypical antipsychotic drug use and falls among nursing home residents in Winnipeg, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 842-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Songul Bozat-Emre ◽  
Malcolm Doupe ◽  
Anita L. Kozyrskyj ◽  
Ruby Grymonpre ◽  
Salaheddin M. Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic ◽  
Antipsychotic Drug ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic Drug

Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Use and Diabetes

2002 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 244-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jambur Ananth ◽  
Ravi Venkatesh ◽  
Karl Burgoyne ◽  
Sarath Gunatilake
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic ◽  
Antipsychotic Drug ◽  
Atypical Antipsychotic Drug

scholarly journals Shifting from Village-Based Networks to Locally Generated Networks: Undocumented Mexican Agricultural Workers Who Use/Used Hard Drugs

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Keith V. Bletzer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Border Crossing ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Childhood Difficulties ◽  
Hard Drugs

Hardships that face transmigrants working in agriculture include the potential for drug use. Reliant on village-based networks that facilitate border crossing and developing a plan for a destination within this country, transmigrants who try new drugs/alcohol and/or continue on accustomed drugs/alcohol are facilitated in these endeavors through locally generated networks as alternative forms of access and support. Seven cases of undocumented men from Mexico are reviewed to show how use of illicit drugs is minimally affected by economic success and time in the United States, or village-based networks that first facilitated entry into this country. Prior conditions, especially childhood difficulties and search for socioeconomic autonomy, precipitate new and/or continuing drug use within the United States on this side of the border, where both forms of drug use are facilitated by locally generated networks.

scholarly journals Are There Racial Disparities in Psychotropic Drug Use and Expenditures in a Nationally Representative Sample of Men in the United States? Evidence From the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Pierre ◽  
Roland J. Thorpe ◽  
Gniesha Y. Dinwiddie ◽  
Darrell J. Gaskin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Psychotropic Drug ◽  
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Psychotropic Drug Use ◽  
Nationally Representative

This article sought to determine whether racial disparities exist in psychotropic drug use and expenditures in a nationally representative sample of men in the United States. Data were extracted from the 2000-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a longitudinal survey that covers the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. Full-Year Consolidated, Medical Conditions, and Prescribed Medicines data files were merged across 10 years of data. The sample of interest was limited to adult males aged 18 to 64 years, who reported their race as White, Black, Hispanic, or Asian. This study employed a pooled cross-sectional design and a two-part probit generalized linear model for analyses. Minority men reported a lower probability of psychotropic drug use (Black = −4.3%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [−5.5, −3.0]; Hispanic = −3.8%, 95% CI = [−5.1, −2.6]; Asian = −4.5%, 95% CI = [−6.2, −2.7]) compared with White men. After controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, and health status variables, there were no statistically significant race differences in drug expenditures. Consistent with previous literature, racial and ethnic disparities in the use of psychotropic drugs present problems of access to mental health care and services.

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