Citation

Otis MD, Oser CB, Staton-Tindall M. J. Soc. Work Pract. Addict. 2016; 16(1-2): 176-201.

Affiliation

College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1533256X.2016.1143372

PMID

27660590

PMCID

PMC5027961

Abstract

This exploratory study examines the relationship between sexual identity and violent victimization experiences as predictors of differences in illicit substance and alcohol use and substance use problems among a sample of incarcerated women in rural Appalachia (N = 400).

RESULTS indicated that, compared to heterosexual women, sexual minority women were more likely to have a lifetime history of weapon, physical, and sexual assault, and were younger at the time of their first violent victimization. Sexual minority women were younger than heterosexual women at the age of onset for intravenous drug use and at the time they first got drunk, and were more likely to report having overdosed. Multivariate analysis found violent victimization to be the strongest predictor of a history of overdose and substance use problems.

Language: en