Family structure and past-30 day opioid misuse among justice-involved children

Abstract

Between 2005 and 2010, there were 4,186 calls made to poison control centers for adolescent OM (Sheridan et al., 2016). With this upswing in calls to poison control centers, and even more adolescent opioid-related emergencies going unreported, it is imperative that adolescents are considered when addressing the opioid crisis (Sheridan et al., 2016). In a

Primary Purpose for Committing a Crime and Past-30 Day Opioid Misuse: A Statewide Sample of Justice-Involved Children

“…The study found a significant relationship between both age and family structure and OM, which has been noted in recent studies among JIC (Shaw et al, 2019). Shaw et al (2019) found that younger JIC and JIC in grandparent-only households were more likely to meet criteria for P30D OM than single-parent households. Optimism was noted to be extremely significant with wide disparities in rates of OM between JIC that have variable levels of optimism.…”

“…Some of the significant predictors of OM are not mutually exclusive to crimes committed for money or material gain. The current study and previous studies of adolescents have found that Whites, wealthier individuals, and those not living in two-parent households are more likely to misuse drugs (Cicero, Inciardi, & Muñoz, 2005;Karriker-Jaffe, 2011;Shaw et al, 2019). These predictors could also play into the economic compulsive model as JIC with these demographics are more likely to have easy access to quality health insurance through their parents and thereby easier access to prescription opioids.…”

“…Control variables: This study adjusts for known economic factors and predictors of P30D OM. Recent research has shown that there is an association between family structure and OM among JIC; therefore, it is necessary to adjust for such a predictor of OM in this study (Shaw et al, 2019). Research has also found that there is a correlation between a history of somatic complaints and P30D OM (Johnson & Clerjuste, 2020).…”

“…The final dataset included 79,960 JIC. See Shaw et al (2019) for a complete breakdown of the final dataset of 79,960 JIC and a consort diagram of the sample.…”

Factors associated with substance use disorder treatment completion: a cross-sectional analysis of justice-involved adolescents

“…Furthermore, the number of mental health diagnoses was recorded via a three-item ordinal measure (0 = none, 1 = one, 2 = two or more) . In the data, FLDJJ researchers combined depression and anxiety [ 28 ]. History of depression/anxiety was measured via an ordinal variable reporting the history of depression and/or anxiety at intake.…”