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This research aims to identify demographic and situational risk factors for substance use disorder among online forum users.

Exploring the Importance of Demographic, Familial and Situational Risk Factors for the Choice of Specific Psychoactive Substances

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Cross-sectional study investigates how demographics and situations affect substance use in users, suggesting personalized treatment approaches.

This research aims to identify demographic and situational risk factors for substance use disorder among online forum users.
Cross-sectional design involving 385 English- and Polish-speaking online addiction forum users.
Data analyzed using JASP, focusing on gender, age, and family history of substance use disorder.
Explored patterns of polysubstance use among participants.
57% of the sample was male, with an average age of 33.
Younger age (r = 0.231, p < .001) and male gender (r = 0.643, p = .005) were linked to cannabis use; female gender (r = 0.603, p = .012) correlated with opioid use.
A family history of substance use disorder increased the likelihood of treatment (r = 0.338, p < .001).

Lassmann et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional study investigates how demographics and situations affect substance use in users, suggesting personalized treatment approaches.