Measuring the Harm of Illicit Drug Use on Friends and Family

Melberg, Hans Olav; Hakkarainen, Pekka; Houborg, Esben; Jääskeläinen, Marke; Skretting, Astrid; Ramstedt, Mats; Rosenqvist, Pia

doi:10.2478/v10199-011-0012-5

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“…We were interested in mapping to what extent relatives' and intimate friends' alcohol problems may affect the respondents' life negatively. For this purpose we asked: ‘To what extent would you say that your mother's/father's or present/previous partner's or other intimate friend's/relative's alcohol use has influenced your life during the last 12 months?’ The respondents were asked to estimate this impact on a scale running from 0 to 10, ‘0’ implying that no harmful impact is experienced, while ‘10’ represented a situation where the harm from others' alcohol problems ‘has ruined my life’ .…”

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Women and young adults suffer most from other people's drinking

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Tigerstedt

2012

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Women and young adults suffer most from other people's drinking

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2012

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…However, little research has been conducted to address this topic in recent years. While harm from others’ illegal drug use has been widely studied in some subgroups of the population, e.g., the consequences of substance use during pregnancy and parental substance use (e.g., Imer, Teasdale, Nielsen, Vedal, & Olofsoson, 2012 ; Nygaard, Slinning, Moe, & Walhovd, 2016 ; Raitasalo, Holmlia, Autti-Rämö, Notkola, & Rapanainen, 2015 ; Reitan, 2018 ), the research addressing self-reported harm from others’ illegal drug use on a population level in the Nordic countries is scarce (but see Melberg et al, 2011 ).…”

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“…Survey research on harm from others’ substance use consists of two research traditions. The first focuses on concrete incidents of harm from others’ alcohol use ( Casswell, You, & Huckle, 2011 ; Laslett et al, 2011 ; Lund et al, 2016 ; Mäkelä et al, 1999 ; Moan et al, 2015 ; Rossow & Hauge, 2004 ; Storvoll et al, 2016 ), cigarette smoking (e.g., Sivri, Lazuras, Rodafinos, & Eiser, 2013 ) and illegal drug use ( Melberg et al, 2011 ). Examples of harms assessed within the first tradition are whether the respondents have been physically harmed by, whether they had been afraid of, or verbally abused by people who had been drinking.…”

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Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Aims: While it is documented that substance use harms others than the user, less is known about which substances people experience most harm from, and who the victims and perpetrators are. The aims were: (i) to estimate the prevalence of and overlap in self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette, and illegal drug use; (ii) to examine potential differences in the prevalence of harm from close relations’ and strangers’ use; and (iii) to examine how the prevalence of harm varies according to demographics and the respondents’ substance use. Methods: Population surveys conducted among 16–64-year-old Norwegians in 2012 and 2016 ( N = 3407) assessed self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use with identical measures, demographic variables and the respondents’ substance use. Results: Experience of harm from others’ alcohol use was most common, followed by others’ smoking. For all three substances, a higher proportion experienced harm from close relations’ use. Nearly half had experienced harm from others’ use of at least one substance. Women and younger participants were more likely to report harm from others’ alcohol and cigarette use. While alcohol and illegal drug users were more often harmed by others’ use of these substances, smokers reported being less often harmed by others’ smoking. Conclusions: Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use corresponds with the prevalence of use of these substances in Norway. For all three substances, close relations’ use accounted for more harm than strangers’ use. Own substance use was an important correlate of experienced harm.

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“…Among the same age group in Nordic countries, lifetime prevalence of cannabis use is 36.5% in Denmark, 16.2% in Norway, 14.3% in Finland, and 12.5% in Sweden [2]. In response, many countries have initiated drug treatment programmes to counter negative health and social consequences of illicit drug use.…”

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Coexisting social conditions and health problems among clients seeking treatment for illicit drug use in Finland: The HUUTI study

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BackgroundIllicit drug use is an important public health problem. Identifying conditions that coexist with illicit drug use is necessary for planning health services. This study described the prevalence and factors associated with social and health problems among clients seeking treatment for illicit drug use.MethodsWe carried out cross-sectional analyses of baseline data of 2526 clients who sought treatment for illicit drug use at Helsinki Deaconess Institute between 2001 and 2008. At the clients’ first visit, trained clinicians conducted face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to compute adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for factors associated with social and health problems.ResultsThe mean age of the clients was 25 years, 21% (n = 519) were homeless, 54% (n = 1363) were unemployed and 7% (n = 183) had experienced threats of violence. Half of the clients (50%, n = 1258) were self-referred and 31% (n = 788) used opiates as their primary drugs of abuse. Hepatitis C (25%, n = 630) was more prevalent than other infectious diseases and depressive symptoms (59%, n = 1490) were the most prevalent psychological problems. Clients who were self-referred to treatment were most likely than others to report social problems (AOR = 1.86; 95% CI = 1.50–2.30) and psychological problems (AOR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.23–1.85). Using opiates as primary drugs of abuse was the strongest factor associated with infectious diseases (AOR = 3.89; 95% CI = 1.32–11.46) and for reporting a combination of social and health problems (AOR = 3.24; 95% CI = 1.58–6.65).ConclusionThe existence of illicit drug use with other social and health problems could lead to increased utilisation and cost of healthcare services. Coexisting social and health problems may interfere with clients’ treatment response. Our findings support the call for integration of relevant social, medical and mental health support services within drug treatment programmes.

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Measuring the Harm of Illicit Drug Use on Friends and Family

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Women and young adults suffer most from other people's drinking

Women and young adults suffer most from other people's drinking

Self-reported harm from others’ alcohol, cigarette and illegal drug use in Norway

Coexisting social conditions and health problems among clients seeking treatment for illicit drug use in Finland: The HUUTI study

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