TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Correlates of heroin and methamphetamine use among homeless male ex-jail and prison offenders
JO  - Addiction research and theory
A1  - Nyamathi, Adeline
A1  - Salem, Benissa E.
A1  - Farabee, David
A1  - Hall, Elizabeth
A1  - Zhang, Sheldon
A1  - Marfisee, Mary
A1  - Khalilifard, Farinaz
A1  - Musto, Stefanie
A1  - Leake, Barbara
SP  - 463
EP  - 473
VL  - 22
IS  - 6
N2  - Homeless men exiting California State jails and prisons are a heterogeneous community with varied childhood, incarceration and drug use histories. This cross-sectional study assessed whether homeless men who were discharged from either jail or prison into a residential substance abuse treatment program, differed in terms of methamphetamine and heroin use. This study utilized baseline data collected on 540 recently paroled men randomized to one of three programs that assessed the impact of a peer coaching intervention on subsequent drug use and re-incarceration. We found that younger ex-offenders exiting prisons and jails were more likely to have used methamphetamine alone, whereas African American ex-offenders were less likely to have used methamphetamine alone when compared to other ethnic groups. Further, ex-offenders exiting jails and self-reporting use of heroin only at baseline were significantly more likely than their counterparts to have been removed from home before age 18. For men exiting jails, there was an association between lower self-esteem and having used methamphetamine but not heroin. However, having used both heroin and methamphetamine was associated with both violent crime and cognitive problems in both jail and prison samples. Our findings showcase the need to understand unique correlates of both heroin and methamphetamine as they relate to jail and prison populations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1606-6359
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2013.877453
ID  - ref1
ER  -