Citation

Calcaterra SL, Beaty B, Mueller SR, Min SJ, Binswanger IA. J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 2014; 47(1): 41-49.

Affiliation

Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO; Children's Outcomes Research Program, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsat.2014.02.002

PMID

24642070

Abstract

Social stressors are associated with relapse to substance use among people receiving addiction treatment and people with substance use risk behaviors. The relationship between social stressors and drug use/hazardous drinking in former prisoners has not been studied. We interviewed former prisoners at baseline, 1 to 3weeks post prison release, and follow up, between 2 and 9 months following the baseline interview. Social stressors were characterized by unemployment, homelessness, unstable housing, problems with family, friends, and/or significant others, being single, or major symptoms of depression. Associations between baseline social stressors and follow-up drug use and hazardous drinking were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. Problems with family, friends, and/or significant others were associated with reported drug use (AOR 3.01, 95% CI 1.18-7.67) and hazardous drinking (AOR 2.69, 95% CI 1.05-6.87) post release. Further research may determine whether interventions and policies targeting social stressors can reduce relapse among former inmates.

Language: en