The role of gender in risk for substance use among justice-involved youth

Herrera, Carolina; Boxer, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.023

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“…This small difference could indicate that school bonding may be important for both genders. This slight difference contrasts with past research that has shown female JIA continue to have an elevated risk of substance misuse despite males being overrepresented in the substance misuse literature (Herrera & Boxer, 2019) and that gender may moderate the effect school bonding has on substance misuse overall (Dever et al, 2012). The results also showed Black and Latinx JIA were less likely to report misusing opioids when compared to White JIA, especially among Black and Latinx female JIA.…”

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“…JIA are an understudied high-risk population and are crucial to understanding the etiology of OM, particularly among correctional populations. In addition, females tend to suffer harsher consequences from both justice involvement and substance misuse, including recidivism, trauma, and limited access to behavioral health services (Herrera & Boxer, 2019). Addressing female JIA substance use treatment needs has been a consistent challenge within correctional settings (Barrett et al, 2015).…”

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Examining Gender Differences in the Relationship Between School Bonding and Opioid Misuse Among Justice-Involved Adolescents

Vroom

Johnson

Akbari

et al. 2022

Journal of Drug Issues

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Justice-involved adolescents (JIAs) have an increased risk for opioid use disorder and overdose related to opioid misuse (OM). Consequences of untreated OM include recidivism and poor educational outcomes, which can be harsher for female JIA. Therefore, identifying relevant factors and settings that reduce the risk for OM is critical. Schools are a central institution in adolescent development. Drawing on social control theory, JIA with higher levels of school bonding was hypothesized to attenuate risk for OM. Cross-sectional data on 79,960 JIA from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice were examined. Multivariate and stratified logistic regression analyses were employed. On average, for every one-unit increase in school bonding, JIA had 22%, female JIA had 23%, and male JIA had 22% lower odds of OM. Results suggest school bonding and the school context should be considered in treatment and how this setting may impact OM intervention outcomes among JIA.

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Examining Gender Differences in the Relationship Between School Bonding and Opioid Misuse Among Justice-Involved Adolescents

Vroom

Johnson

Akbari

et al. 2022

Journal of Drug Issues

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“…This is valid, as they may encounter various demanding life and social challenges, expectations, interpersonal alienation and biological impulses, all of which are relevant to the triggering of their initiation into drug experimentation as a form of self-medication. Substances may also act as a comforting "soul mate" to help users evade hard realities [19,20]. In this special issue, Zubak et al [21] examined the effects of scholastic factors-for example, grade point averages, school and other unexcused absences and poor behavior-in relation to illicit drug misuse (IDM) and its initiation among adolescents in Bosnia and Herzegovina.…”

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Substance Abuse and Public Health: A Multilevel Perspective and Multiple Responses

Yeung

Tam

2020

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Substance abuse has been a thorny public health concern throughout human history. Manifestly, prevention and treatment are the two main strategies commonly adopted to tackle the problem of substance abuse. They are in fact cross-disciplinary, and they relate to the various domains of heredity, biology, psychology, cognitive science, family, social development and cultural structures. This special issue, “Substance Abuse, Environment and Public Health,” has published empirical studies from different regions and countries globally to enhance the international exchange of latest views and findings on the etiology, processes and influences of substance abuse across different domains, through which a multilevel perspective is considered more helpful for analyzing its complex nature, courses and consequences. This in turn suggests the possible need to employ multiple responses dynamically and integratively in the prevention and treatment of substance abuse.

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“…Longitudinal studies that follow young people from an early age to adulthood have identified several risk factors related to the community, family, school and peers as well as to the individuals, factors that in turn increase the probability of future criminality and substance use problems. Although the risk factors for criminality and drug use are similar for both genders, the genders may be affected by these risk factors in different ways (Herrera & Boxer 2019; Bright et al 2017). Both criminality and drug use are higher in communities and neighbourhoods characterised by poverty, segregation and social exclusion (Casswell, Pledger, & Hooper, 2003; Stone, Becker, Huber, & Catalano, 2012).…”

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Criminality among Young People With Substance Use Problems in Sweden: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

Anderberg

Dahlberg

Wennberg

2022

Journal of Drug Issues

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Swedish drug policy has a strong focus on minor drug violations. This longitudinal study analyses the association between criminality and substance use problems among young people who have received outpatient treatment and risk factors that predict continued problems with criminality. Research on this target group is under development in Sweden, but there are few follow-up studies. The study indicates that about one-quarters of the young people who begin outpatient treatment have been convicted of crimes at 1-year follow-up. Most of them who had been convicted with offences also have ongoing problems with substance use and three-quarters of the young people had been charged with a drug-related offence. More than five risk factors give an elevated risk of continued criminality. Interventions meeting the needs of young people, moving away from the current emphasis on penal law principles, may also contribute to reduced criminality in this target group.

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The role of gender in risk for substance use among justice-involved youth

Cited by 10 publications

References 48 publications

Examining Gender Differences in the Relationship Between School Bonding and Opioid Misuse Among Justice-Involved Adolescents

Examining Gender Differences in the Relationship Between School Bonding and Opioid Misuse Among Justice-Involved Adolescents

Substance Abuse and Public Health: A Multilevel Perspective and Multiple Responses

Criminality among Young People With Substance Use Problems in Sweden: A One-Year Follow-Up Study

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