TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - People and places: relocating to neighborhoods with better economic and social conditions is associated with less risky drug/alcohol network characteristics among African American adults in Atlanta, GA
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Linton, Sabriya L.
A1  - Cooper, Hannah L. F.
A1  - Luo, Ruiyan
A1  - Karnes, Conny
A1  - Renneker, Kristen
A1  - Haley, Danielle F.
A1  - Hunter-Jones, Josalin
A1  - Ross, Zev
A1  - Bonney, Loida E.
A1  - Rothenberg, Richard
SP  - 30
EP  - 41
VL  - 160
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Few studies assess whether place characteristics are associated with social network characteristics that create vulnerability to substance use. <br><br>METHODS: This longitudinal study analyzed 7 waves of data (2009-2014) from a predominantly substance-using cohort of 172 African American adults relocated from public housing complexes in Atlanta, GA, to determine whether post-relocation changes in exposure to neighborhood conditions were associated with four network characteristics related to substance use: number of social network members who used illicit drugs or alcohol in excess in the past six months ("drug/alcohol network"), drug/alcohol network stability, and turnover into and out of drug/alcohol networks. Individual- and network-level characteristics were captured via survey and administrative data were used to describe census tracts where participants lived. Multilevel models were used to assess relationships of census tract-level characteristics to network outcomes over time. <br><br>RESULTS: On average, participants relocated to census tracts that had less economic disadvantage, social disorder, and renter-occupied housing. Post-relocation reductions in exposure to economic disadvantage were associated with fewer drug/alcohol network members and less turnover into drug/alcohol networks. Post-relocation improvements in exposure to multiple census tract-level social conditions and reductions in perceived community violence were associated with fewer drug/alcohol network members, less turnover into drug/alcohol networks, less drug/alcohol network stability, and more turnover out of drug/alcohol networks. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Relocating to neighborhoods with less economic disadvantage and better social conditions may weaken relationships with substance-using individuals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.036
ID  - ref1
ER  -