title: The suspected association between methamphetamine ('ice') smoking and frequent episodes of alcohol intoxication: data from the 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
abstract: This study estimates the strength of association between frequent episodes of alcohol intoxication and recent smoking of methamphetamine ('ice'). Drawn from the 1993 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, a total of 101 ice smokers were matched on neighborhood of residence to 816 non-smokers. Based upon conditional logistic regression analyses, persons with daily episodes of alcohol intoxication were an estimated five times more likely to have smoked ice, as compared with non-drinkers or drinkers with little or no history of alcohol intoxication. This estimate includes statistical adjustment for potential confounders (e.g. age, sex) and was statistically significant (P=0.01). The association between frequent alcohol intoxication and 'ice smoking' offers an intriguing lead for a broad range of new research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Hygiene, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Hampton House 893, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Furr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delva
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Anthony
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine