Drug use in the social networks of heroin and cocaine users before and after drug cessation

Buchanan, Amy; Latkin, Carl A.

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.03.008

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“…Place of residence influences exposure to drugs and violence and potential vulnerability to long-term drug use. 28 Studies have shown that neighborhood drug access 29 and social network drug influences 30 can present substantial challenges to drug cessation. In this sample, involvement in the drug economy was not associated with relapse.…”

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Experiencing Violence as a Predictor of Drug Use Relapse among Former Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland

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The purpose of this study was to examine experiencing violence as a predictor of subsequent drug relapse among a sample of former crack, cocaine, and heroin users in Baltimore, MD, USA. The sample consists of 228 former drug users in Baltimore who were recruited through street outreach. Mixed-effects models were used to examine experiencing violence as a predictor of drug relapse at follow-up after adjusting for clustering of responses among participants living in the same census block. Using longitudinal data, we found that experiencing violence in the past year predicted drug relapse at 2-year follow-up among former drug users. Results indicate experiencing violence is a determinant of drug use relapse and highlight the importance of addressing the fundamental issues of violence experienced in inner-city communities. Addressing the extent of recent violence among drug treatment participants, providing coping skills, and reducing community violence are strategies that may address the link between violence and drug relapse.

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Experiencing Violence as a Predictor of Drug Use Relapse among Former Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland

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“…Many persons with severe and prolonged AOD problems migrate toward heavy AOD using cultures as these problems intensify (Buchanon & Latkin, 2008). Such cultures have been extensively described in the early ethnographic literature on addiction (Agar, 1973;Bahr, 1973;Spradley, 1970;Waldorf, 1973).…”

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The mobilization of community resources to support long-term addiction recovery

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2009

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…It is estimated that that around 10 million IDU are HCV positive and around 1 million are HBV positive (Nelson, et al, 2011). Prevalence estimates of HCV infection exceed 50% in most IDU populations, and can range as high as 95%; prevalence of chronic HBV is estimated at 8.4% (Buchanan & Latkin, 2008). East Asia, and Southeast Asia have among the largest populations of IDU infected with viral hepatitis (Nelson, et al, 2011).…”

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Decreased injecting is associated with increased alcohol consumption among injecting drug users in northern Vietnam

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Minh²,

Frangakis³

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International Journal of Drug Policy

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Background Reducing injecting frequency may reduce the risk of HIV infection and improve health outcomes among injection drug users (IDU). However, the reduction of one risk behavior may be associated with an increase in other risk behaviors, including the use of other risk-associated substances. Our objective was to determine if an association exists between a reduction in injecting and level of alcohol use among IDU. Methods We conducted a longitudinal analysis of data collected for a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of a peer education intervention in reducing HIV risk among IDU and their network members in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. Our analysis included active male injectors (n=629) who were study participants and attended both baseline and 3-month visits. Frequency of alcohol consumption was assessed as the number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days. Change in risk and outcome behaviors was calculated as the difference in frequencies of behaviors between baseline and 3-month follow-up visits. The outcome of interest was concurrent decreased drug injection and increased alcohol consumption. Results The mean difference between baseline and 3-month follow-up of alcohol consumption and injection frequency in the past 30 days was 19.03 drinks (93.68 SD) and 20.22 injections (35.66 SD), respectively. Participants who reported reduced injection frequency were almost three times as likely to report increased alcohol consumption (OR 2.8; 95% CI, 2.0, 4.0). The proportion that both decreased injecting and increased alcohol by any amount in the past 30 days was 35.6%. In multivariate analysis higher education was significantly associated with an increase in alcohol and decrease in injecting of any amount. Conclusion Male IDU may be at risk for increasing alcohol consumption when they reduce injection frequency. Interventions with male IDU that encourage reduction of injection may need to review specific strategies to limit alcohol consumption.

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Drug use in the social networks of heroin and cocaine users before and after drug cessation

Cited by 64 publications

References 17 publications

Experiencing Violence as a Predictor of Drug Use Relapse among Former Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland

Experiencing Violence as a Predictor of Drug Use Relapse among Former Drug Users in Baltimore, Maryland

The mobilization of community resources to support long-term addiction recovery

Decreased injecting is associated with increased alcohol consumption among injecting drug users in northern Vietnam

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