Stimulant Use, Religiosity, and the Odds of Developing or Maintaining an Alcohol Use Disorder Over Time

Borders, Tyrone F.; Boothc, Brendam M.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2013.74.369

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“…The highest prevalence of drug use in this study was among males, supported by other studies (10)(11)(12)(13)(14) . However, the problem should not be neglected without covering the female, that is, although the higher prevalence reaches men, women show an increase in rates of alcohol and other drug use, a cause of concern for researchers who study the pattern of female consumption of psychoactive substances (10,(12)(13)15) .…”

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Therapeutic help to individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances

Leandro¹,

Monteiro²,

Lucchese³

et al. 2017

Rev Rene

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Objective: to describe the search for the therapeutic help of individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances. Methods: it is a cross-sectional epidemiology study of individuals from the central-western region of Brazil, with a history of abusive use of psychoactive substances. Face-to-face interviews were conducted at the research sites in a private setting. The data were analyzed by statistical analysis. Results: there were 266 individuals interviewed, 85.3% were male and with an age of onset of use ≥18 years old. Most interviewees reported seeking help in rehabilitation clinics. Prayer was the most frequent intervention, and the professional with the greatest influence was the pharmacist. Conclusion: men were prevalent among those who sought help, and crack was the drug in use reported by most of them. Descriptors: Substance-Related Disorders; Nursing; Patient Readmission.Objetivo: descrever a procura por ajuda terapêutica de indivíduos em uso e abuso de substâncias psicoativas. Métodos: epidemiológico transversal, realizado com indivíduos da região centro-oeste do Brasil, com histórico de uso abusivo de substâncias psicoativas. Realizaram-se entrevistas face a face nos locais da pesquisa em ambiente privativo. Os dados passaram por análise estatística. Resultados: foram entrevistados 266 indivíduos, sendo 85,3% do sexo masculino e idade de início de uso ≥18 anos. A maioria dos entrevistados relatou busca por ajuda em clínicas de reabilitação. A oração foi a ação de intervenção mais frequente, e o profissional com maior influência foi o farmacêutico. Conclusão: homens foram prevalentes dentre aqueles que procuraram ajuda, e o crack foi a droga em uso relatada pela maioria. Descritores: Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias; Enfermagem; Readmissão do Paciente.

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“…Prayer has proved to be a relevant method or one that is most practiced in the context of rehabilitation. In this sense, attending churches influences the recovery of individuals beneficially (10) .…”

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Therapeutic help to individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances

Leandro¹,

Monteiro²,

Lucchese³

et al. 2017

Rev Rene

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“…Religiosity is one type of informal support that may help protect against more severe substance use in adults (Borders & Booth, 2013; Koenig et al, 1994; Staton-Tindall et al, 2013). More frequent church attendance, prayer, and considering oneself to be “born again” are associated with lower odds of a recent (6-month) alcohol use disorder in adults (Koenig et al, 1994).…”

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“…More frequent church attendance, prayer, and considering oneself to be “born again” are associated with lower odds of a recent (6-month) alcohol use disorder in adults (Koenig et al, 1994). Among a sample of rural substance users, more frequent church attendance is associated with lower odds of developing an alcohol use disorder over a three-year period (Border & Booth, 2013). Higher scores on a measure of existential well-being are associated with fewer days (in the past 30 days) using alcohol and cocaine among a sample of African American women (Staton-Tindall et al, 2013).…”

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Associations Between Religiosity, Perceived Social Support, and Stimulant Use in an Untreated Rural Sample in the U.S.A.

Cucciare

Han

Curran

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background Religiosity and perceived social support (SS) may serve as protective factors for more severe substance use in adults. Objectives This study sought to examine whether aspects of religiosity and SS are associated with longitudinal reductions in stimulant use over three years in an untreated sample of rural drug users. Methods Respondent-driven sampling was used to recruit stimulant users (N = 710) from Arkansas, Kentucky, and Ohio. Follow-up interviews were conducted at 6-month intervals for 36 months. Results Our bivariate findings indicate that higher religiosity was associated with lower odds and fewer days of methamphetamine and cocaine use. After controlling for covariates, higher religiosity was associated with fewer days of crack cocaine use, but more days of methamphetamine use among a small sample of users in the two final interviews. Higher SS from drug-users was also associated with higher odds and days of methamphetamine and powder cocaine use, while higher SS from non-drug users was associated with fewer days of methamphetamine use. Conclusions/Importance Our bivariate findings suggest that higher levels of religiosity may be helpful for some rural individuals in reducing their drug use over time. However, our multivariate findings suggest a need for further exploration of the potential effects of religiosity on longer-term drug use, especially among those who continue to use methamphetamine and/or remain untreated. Our findings also highlight the potential deleterious effect of SS from drug users on the likelihood and frequency of methamphetamine and powder cocaine use over time among untreated rural drug users.

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“…Furthermore, previous research has shown the protective influence of religion against the initiation of substance use, the development of substance abuse disorders, the receipt of substance abuse treatment, and other HIV‐related substance use risk behaviors . Several dimensions of religion have also been associated with HIV‐related sexual risk behaviors, including increased HIV testing, fewer sexual partners, and higher self‐efficacy in refusing risky sexual encounters and discussing HIV prevention .…”

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Religiosity and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Cocaine Users in the Rural South

Montgomery

Stewart

Yeary

et al. 2014

The Journal of Rural Health

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Purpose Racial and geographic disparities in human immunodeficency virus (HIV) are dramatic and drug use is a significant contributor to HIV risk. Within the rural South, African Americans who use drugs are at extremely high risk. Due to the importance of religion within African American and rural Southern communities, it can be a key element of culturally-targeted health promotion with these populations. Studies have examined religion’s relationship with sexual risk in adolescent populations, but few have examined specific religious behaviors and sexual risk behaviors among drug-using African American adults. This study examined the relationship between well-defined dimensions of religion and specific sexual behaviors among African Americans who use cocaine living in the rural southern United States. Methods Baseline data from a sexual risk reduction intervention for African Americans who use cocaine living in rural Arkansas (N = 205) were used to conduct bivariate and multivariate analyses examining the association between multiple sexual risk behaviors and key dimensions of religion including religious preference, private and public religious participation, religious coping, and God-based, congregation-based, and church leader-based religious support. Findings After adjusting individualized network estimator weights based on the recruitment strategy, different dimensions of religion had inverse relationships with sexual risk behavior, including church leadership support with number of unprotected vaginal/anal sexual encounter and positive religious coping with number of sexual partners and with total number of vaginal/anal sexual encounters. Conclusion Results suggest that specific dimensions of religion may have protective effects on certain types of sexual behavior, which may have important research implications.

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Stimulant Use, Religiosity, and the Odds of Developing or Maintaining an Alcohol Use Disorder Over Time

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Therapeutic help to individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances

Therapeutic help to individuals using and abusing of psychoactive substances

Associations Between Religiosity, Perceived Social Support, and Stimulant Use in an Untreated Rural Sample in the U.S.A.

Religiosity and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among African American Cocaine Users in the Rural South

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