@article{ref1,
title="Hurricane Katrina: Addictive behavior trends and predictors",
journal="Public health reports (1974)",
year="2011",
author="Beaudoin, Christopher E.",
volume="126",
number="3",
pages="400-409",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Post-disaster trends in alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, as well as their predictors, were identified. Methods. Data from cross-sectional and panel surveys of African American adults in New Orleans, Louisiana, were used from before (2004: n = 1,867; 2005: n = 879) and after (2006a: n = 500; 2006b: n = 500) Hurricane Katrina. RESULTS: Alcohol consumption increased significantly from pre- to post-Hurricane Katrina, while cigarette smoking remained constant. In 2006, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with cigarette smoking, whereas &quot;news attention&quot; and &quot;provided social support&quot; were inversely associated with cigarette smoking. &quot;News attention&quot; was also inversely associated with cigarette smoking frequency, while &quot;neighborliness&quot; was associated with alcohol consumption. In addition, the effects of PTSD on alcohol consumption were moderated by &quot;neighborliness.&quot; CONCLUSIONS: In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, there were complex predictive processes of addictive behaviors involving PTSD, news information, and social capital-related measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3549",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}