Addict Careers. I. A New Typology

Dn, Nurco; Ih, Cisin; Mb, Balter

doi:10.3109/10826088109039189

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“…Childhood and family-related factors were examined in relation to onset of heroin addiction among a cohort of male heroin addicts and two matched community comparison groups (Nurco et al, 1981a, 1981b). This early retrospective study established that several childhood factors were related to onset of heroin addiction, including “deviant acts,” earlier use of alcohol and marijuana, greater levels of family deviance and family disruption, and deviant peers (Nurco et al, 1994).…”

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30-Year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women sampled from methadone treatment in California

Grella

Lovinger

2011

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background This study examines 30-year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women who were in methadone maintenance treatment in California in the late1970s and interviewed in 1978–1981. Methods Nearly half (n = 428; 46.8%) of the original study sample (N = 914) was deceased. Of the remaining 486 subjects, 343 (44.3% female) completed a follow-up interview in 2005-09 (70.6% of those not deceased). Average age at follow-up was 58.3 (SD = 4.9) years for males and 55.0 (SD = 4.1) years for females. Longitudinal data was obtained on their drug use, treatment participation, and criminal justice status over the follow-up period. Trajectory group modeling was used to identify distinctive trajectory groups based on monthly averages of heroin and other drug use per year; group differences were examined. Results Four heroin and five alcohol and other drug (AOD) trajectory groups were identified. A greater proportion of women (60%) were in the “rapid decrease” heroin group (odds of use less than 10% by 10 years following initiation of use) as compared with the other groups. More rapid decrease of heroin use was associated with increases in AOD use, whereas a gradual decrease in heroin use was associated with a gradual decrease in AOD use. More school problems and earlier age at onset of heroin use and first arrest were associated with more persistent heroin use. Conclusion Heroin-use trajectories were linked with changes in AOD use. Childhood antecedents of heroin-use trajectories were identified as well as gender differences.

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30-Year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women sampled from methadone treatment in California

Grella

Lovinger

2011

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…Groundbreaking studies in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s provided mostly descriptive data on the natural history of drug abuse with samples drawn from drug abuse treatment and the criminal justice system. 9,12,22,[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] Natural recovery is less well studied, 11,13,14,31,47 especially recently, and data are sparse on the factors associated with sustained heroin cessation, particularly among street-recruited samples. The CHANGE Study focused on cessation of heroin use specifically, as opposed to cessation of all drugs or cessation of drug injection for three primary reasons.…”

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“…7,8 Cyclical patterns of use, non-use, and treatment are common. 2,[7][8][9][10][11][12] These patterns may be related to a variety of factors including opportunity and availability of the drug, detention/ incarceration, and treatment (by type, duration, quality), among other factors.…”

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The CHANGE Study: Methods and Sample Description for a Cross-Sectional Study of Heroin Cessation in New York City

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Exploration) Study aimed to understand factors associated with the initiation and maintenance of sustained heroin cessation from the perspective of users themselves and specifically set out to document the correlates of natural recovery. The CHANGE Study was a case-control study conducted in New York City from 2009 to 2011. Cases were former heroin users, abstinent for 1-5 years in the past 5 years. Controls used heroin at least weekly during the past 5 years and were (1) continuous heroin users without a quit attempt of ≥2 weeks' duration or (2) relapsed heroin users who were currently using and had a quit attempt of ≥2 weeks' duration during the past 5 years. Recruitment and data collection methods are described along with limitations and a brief description of the study sample. In contrast to many studies of drug use and cessation, the CHANGE Study was designed to model success (i.e., initiation and maintenance of heroin cessation) and not failure.

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“…Flow of clients in the study design 1. For inter-rater reliability, 10 participants were interviewed by two different clinicians, the interviews separated by 3 days 2.…”

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Measuring the use and career histories of drug users in treatment: reliability of the Lifetime Drug Use History (LDUH) and its data yield relative to clinical case notes

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Drug and Alcohol Review

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Addict Careers. I. A New Typology

Cited by 39 publications

References 10 publications

30-Year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women sampled from methadone treatment in California

30-Year trajectories of heroin and other drug use among men and women sampled from methadone treatment in California

The CHANGE Study: Methods and Sample Description for a Cross-Sectional Study of Heroin Cessation in New York City

Measuring the use and career histories of drug users in treatment: reliability of the Lifetime Drug Use History (LDUH) and its data yield relative to clinical case notes

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