Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Smoking and opioid use linked to faster biological aging
Lifetime illicit opioid use was linked to age-acceleration scores 0.417 standard deviations—a statistical unit of variation—higher than in nonusers on one DNA-based…Lifetime illicit opioid use was linked to age-acceleration scores 0.417 standard deviations—a statistical unit of variation—higher than in nonusers on one DNA-based measure.
Cross-sectional · 2,276 peoplePopulations
Who was studied2,276 adults in Indiana, against nonusers
What changedDNA-based aging scores were higher in people reporting lifetime illicit opioid use than in nonusers
The catchOne aging measure incorporated smoking-related DNA signals









