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Abstract
Although prescription opioid misuse (POM) has serious implications for the mental and physical health of military veterans, relatively few studies utilize veteran samples. Additionally, POM studies that are grounded in theoretical models of drug use are very rare. As a result, the theoretical links that may explain POM among veterans are not well-understood. The goal of this study, therefore, is to examine the extent to which the availability-proneness model may be able to account for POM among veterans. Data from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (n = 2,008) were analyzed using structural equation modeling to assess the model's overall validity. The findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical impact and implications for future prevention and treatment interventions.
Notes
1 “Endogenous” variables refer to variables that are predicted by at least one other variable in the model. “Exogenous” variables refer to variables that have no predictors in the model.
2 Though not directly related to the present study, it is worthy of noting that participants with POM are more likely to be using various other controlled substances than those without POM. These included cocaine (10.1% vs. 1.3%), hallucinogens (18.2% vs. 0.8%), ecstasy (12.1% vs. 0.5%), and marijuana (58.2% vs. 8.7%).