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Article de Périodique
Self-reported changes in drug and alcohol use after becoming homeless (2004)
(Changements autorapportés dans l'usage de drogue et d'alcool après être devenus sans abri)
Auteur(s) :
O'TOOLE, T. P. ;
GIBBON, J. L. ;
HANUSA, B. H. ;
FREYDER, P. J. ;
CONDE, A. M. ;
FINE, M. J.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
830-835
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
23
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ALCOOL
;
SANS ABRI
;
EVOLUTION
;
TYPE D'USAGE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
ENQUETE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
American Journal of Public Health, 2004, 94, (5), 830-835
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
OBJECTIVES: We identified substance use patterns and factors associated with increased substance use after users become homeless. METHODS: We carried out a 2-city, community-based survey that used population-proportionate sampling of 91 sites with random selection at each site. RESULTS: Five hundred thirty-one adults were interviewed; 78.3% of them met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition criteria for substance abuse or dependence. Most of those who met the criteria reported using drugs and alcohol less since they became homeless, commonly because they were in recovery. Factors independently associated with increased use were no health insurance (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02, 2.58), alcohol abuse or dependence (OR = 3.5; 95% CI = 1.85, 6.78), and selling plasma (OR = 2.6; 95% CI = 1.32, 5.14) or panhandling (OR = 3.0; 95% CI = 1.65, 5.55) to acquire drugs. CONCLUSIONS: Becoming homeless plays a role in self-reported substance use. Multiservice treatment programs and tailored interventions for homeless persons are needed. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Welch Center, Room 2-513, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, 2024 E. Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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