The Relationship between Physical and Sexual Abuse and Illicit Drug Use: A Replication among a New Sample of Youths Entering a Juvenile Detention Center

Dembo, Richard; Williams, Linda; Berry, Emma; Getreu, Alan; Washburn, Mark; Wish, Eric D.; Schmeidler, James

doi:10.3109/10826088809056189

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“…The rates of abuse and neglect identified in this sample were consistent with previous reports (5,15,21,22), supporting the conclusion that substance abusers tend to report high rates of child abuse. This is the first study to assess the severity of different types of childhood trauma among substance abusers.…”

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Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

Medrano

Hatch

Zule

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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The relationships between the level of childhood maltreatment and current psychological distress were examined in a community sample of 676 substance abusing men and women using a validated self-report instrument (the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) designed to measure physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and physical and emotional neglect. Current levels of self-reported psychological distress/symptoms were measured using a 53-item Brief Symptom Inventory. Prevalence of early trauma ranged from 44% for emotional neglect to 65% for sexual abuse. The severity of all forms of childhood maltreatment were directly associated with current psychological distress.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

Medrano

Hatch

Zule

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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“…Families with negative parent/child relationships characterized by higher levels of conflict (Brook et al, 1990;Dembo et al, 1988;Simcha-Fagan et al, 1986) and families in which parents fail to monitor and supervise their children (Kandel & Andrews, 1987;Loeber & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1986) are more likely to have children who engage in problem behavior. Families in which discipline practices are clear and consistent without being harsh, punitive, or lax are less likely to have children who engage in problem behavior.…”

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The Strengthening Washington D.C. Families Project: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Family-Based Prevention

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The Strengthening Washington DC Families Project (SWFP) examined implementation fidelity and effectiveness when a selective, evidence-based prevention program was implemented with a sample of 715 predominantly African American families across multiple settings in an urban area. Using a true experimental design, this study reports on the differential effectiveness of four conditions (child skills training only, parent skills training only, parent and child skills training plus family skills training, and minimal treatment controls) in reducing child antisocial behavior and its precursors. Major challenges with recruitment and retention of participants and uneven program coverage were documented. No statistically significant positive effects for any of the program conditions were observed, and a statistically significant negative effect on child reports of Negative Peer Associations was observed for children of families assigned to the family skills training condition. Two marginally significant findings were observed: Child's positive adjustment favored families assigned to family skills training condition relative to minimal treatment and child training only, and family supervision and bonding was lower for children in family skills training than in the other three conditions. Hypotheses about potential explanations for the weaker than expected effects of this program are offered, as are thoughts about the infrastructure necessary to successfully implement family strengthening programs and the future of prevention science.

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“…If we examine the types of experiences of street youth prior to leaving home, it is clear that there are numerous potential etiological sources for their substance-use. For example, from one-half to three-fourths experience physical and/or sexual abuse while living at home, which has been linked to substance use problems in adolescence Dembo et al, 1989a;Dembo et al, 1989b;Tyler et al, 2001;Whitbeck and Hoyt, 1999;Whitbeck et al, 1997).…”

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Sequential Progression of Substance Use Among Homeless Youth: An Empirical Investigation of the Gateway Theory

Ginzler

Cochran

Rodríguez

et al. 2003

Substance Use & Misuse

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We examined the sequence of substance-use initiation in 375 street youth (age 13-21) who were interviewed from 1994-99 in Seattle, Washington. Based on the "gateway theory," participants were categorized into six profiles to describe the order in which they initiated use of various substances (i.e., alcohol, marijuana, other drugs), or classified as nonprogressors if they had not tried all three classes of drugs. Youth progressing in the hypothesized gateway order (i.e., alcohol preceding marijuana, followed by other drugs) initiated their use at an earlier age than youth who had not progressed through all three substance classes. However, there was no relationship between a substance initiation profile and current substance-use. Implications include the recognition that street youth may follow different patterns of use than normative groups, and that interventions geared toward youth who use substances heavily must include contextual factors, in addition to substance-use history.

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The Relationship between Physical and Sexual Abuse and Illicit Drug Use: A Replication among a New Sample of Youths Entering a Juvenile Detention Center

Cited by 86 publications

References 13 publications

Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

The Strengthening Washington D.C. Families Project: A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of Family-Based Prevention

Sequential Progression of Substance Use Among Homeless Youth: An Empirical Investigation of the Gateway Theory

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