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Drug problem recognition, desire for help, and treatment readiness in a soup kitchen population
(Identification d'un problème de drogue, désir d'aide, et volonté de se traiter parmi une population fréquentant la soupe populaire)
Auteur(s) :
NWAKEZE P. C. ;
MAGURA, S. ;
ROSENBLUM, A.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
291-312
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
36
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2002, 37, (3), 291-312
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This study determined hypothesized predictors of three components of motivation for change - drug problem recognition, desirefor help, and treatment readiness - in a high-risk, drug-using population. The sample consisted of 190 guests at two inner-city soup kitchens in Brooklyn, NY who reported drug/alcohol use and were not participating in substance dependency treatment. Ever receiving addiction treatment, having no trade/job skills, and more severe symptoms of depression were associated with greater drug problem recognition. More recent days of drug/alcohol use, intensive pattern of drug use, and greater problem recognition were associated with greater desire for help. Caring for children, more recent days of drug/alcohol use, physical health problems, and desire for help were the direct predictors of treatment readiness. Problem recognition had a strong indirect effect on readiness mediated through desire for help. Knowledge of a drug user's motivational state and the factors leading to it can help guide the development of more effective interventions. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Hunter College Ctr. on AIDS, Drugs and community hlth., 425 East 25th st., New York, NY 10010. E-mail : pkeze@aol.com
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.