Differences in substance use patterns among youths living in foster care institutions and in birth families

Backovic, Dusan; Marinković, Jelena A.; Grujicic-Sipetic, Sandra; Maksimović, M.

doi:10.1080/09687630600689041

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“…These findings are in line with previous research indicating the low rate of drug use among individuals with ID who lived with their families (Rimmer et al, 1995;Taylor et al, 2004). Similar differences were found between typically developing adolescents living with their parents and those in state care in the studies from the Serbia (Backović, Marinković, Grujičić-Š ipetić, & Maksimović, 2006), US (Aarons et al, 2008;Keller, Salazar, & Courtney, 2010;Pilowsky & Wu, 2006;Thompson & Auslander, 2007), UK (McCann, James, Wilson, & Dunn, 1996) and Germany (Schmid, 2008).…”

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confidence: 93%

Drug use in adolescents with mild intellectual disability in different living arrangements

Žunić-Pavlović

Pavlović²,

Glumbić

2013

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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Aims: This study explored the prevalence and patterns of cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use among adolescents with mild intellectual disability (ID) residing in different types of living arrangements in Serbia. Methods: A total of 100 male and female adolescents, aged 13-20 years, attending special schools for students with ID completed a self-report measure on drug use. Fifty adolescents lived with their parents, and the other fifty lived at residential schools. Findings: Overall, the prevalence rates of having ever used cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana were 63%, 49% and 4%, respectively. Boys were more likely to use drugs than girls. The higher prevalence and more severe patterns of drug use were found in adolescents living in residential settings. The significant differences were mainly related to smoking. Conclusions: The findings from the present study suggest that a substantial number of adolescents with ID had experienced drug use. Implications for future research and prevention practice were discussed.

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confidence: 93%

Drug use in adolescents with mild intellectual disability in different living arrangements

Žunić-Pavlović

Pavlović²,

Glumbić

2013

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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“…Of nine countries from the former Soviet Union, only one country, Kyrgyzstan, exhibited an association between smoking and loneliness (Stickley et al, 2013). In a study of children in Serbia and Montenegro, an association between loneliness and smoking was found only in a subsample of foster children (Backović, Marinković, Grujičić-Šipetić, & Maksimović, 2006). …”

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A Systematic Review of Loneliness and Smoking: Small Effects, Big Implications

Dyal

Valente²

2015

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Research supports an association between smoking and negative affect. Loneliness is a negative affective state experienced when a person perceives themselves as socially isolated and is associated with poor health behaviors and increased morbidity and early mortality. Objectives In this paper we systematically review the literature on loneliness and smoking and suggest potential theoretical and methodological implications. Methods PubMed and PsycINFO were systematically searched for articles that assessed the statistical association between loneliness and smoking. Articles that met study inclusion criteria were reviewed. Results Twenty-five studies met inclusion criteria. Ten studies were conducted with nationally representative samples. Twelve studies assessed loneliness using a version of the UCLA Loneliness Scale and nine used a one-item measure of loneliness. Seventeen studies assessed smoking with a binary smoking status variable. Fourteen of the studies were conducted with adults and 11 with adolescents. Half of the reviewed studies reported a statistically significant association between loneliness and smoking. Of the studies with significant results, all but one study found that higher loneliness scores were associated with being a smoker. Conclusions/ Importance Loneliness and smoking are likely associated, however half of the studies reviewed did not report significant associations. Studies conducted with larger sample sizes, such as those that used nationally representative samples, were more likely to have statistically significant findings. Future studies should focus on using large, longitudinal cohorts, using measures that capture different aspects of loneliness and smoking, and exploring mediators and moderators of the association between loneliness and smoking.

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“…Adolescents from dysfunctional families tend to start consuming illicit drugs and alcoholic beverages and to drink at earlier age in comparison to adolescents from functional families. Children who grow up in foster families use marijuana more often (38.8%), compared to children from biological families (8.6%) and their first-time-used was earlier (aged between 11 and 14) [29][30][31] . In contrast, positive, intimate relationships between parents and adolescents are associated with decreased risk of smoking cigarette and alcohol consumption 32 .…”

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confidence: 99%

The prevalence of substance use among adolescents and its correlation with social and demographic factors

Rakic

Rakić

Milošević

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Differences in substance use patterns among youths living in foster care institutions and in birth families

Cited by 20 publications

References 25 publications

Drug use in adolescents with mild intellectual disability in different living arrangements

Drug use in adolescents with mild intellectual disability in different living arrangements

A Systematic Review of Loneliness and Smoking: Small Effects, Big Implications

The prevalence of substance use among adolescents and its correlation with social and demographic factors

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