Citation

Grigsby TJ, Forster M, Davis L, Unger JB. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-13.

Affiliation

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2018.1511494

PMID

30346915

Abstract

This study investigates whether Hispanic emerging adults exposed to household incarceration before age 18 report higher rates of past 30-day cigarette, alcohol, binge drinking, marijuana use, and negative substance use consequences, relative to participants not exposed to incarceration of a household member. Respondents were matched on key characteristics to create balanced groups of exposed and nonexposed respondents. Negative binomial regression models assessed primary research questions. There were significant long-term associations between household incarceration and the frequency of past 30-day binge drinking, marijuana use, and number of negative substance use consequences. Policies and health programs addressing household incarceration may be a promising prevention approach to reduce negative substance use outcomes among Hispanic emerging adults.

Language: en

Keywords

Hispanic/Latinx; Incarceration; alcohol; marijuana; negative consequences; tobacco