Pattern Reliability of Narcotics Addicts’ Self-Reported Data: A Confirmatory Assessment of Construct Validity and Consistency

Cp, Chou; Yi, Hser; Anglin,

doi:10.3109/10826089609063972

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“…Pressured and nonpressured groups were not significantly different in terms of other personal background characteristics (p > . 45). Some significant differences are demonstrated between pressure groups in treatment-related characteristics.…”

Section: Comparison By Existence Of Legal Pressurementioning

confidence: 89%

Coerced Treatment for Methamphetamine Abuse: Differential Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Brecht¹,

Anglin²,

Dylan³

2005

The Am. J. of Drug & Alcohol Abuse

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Policymakers have responded to the increase in the prevalence of methamphetamine (MA) use and the associated social costs (such as crime and child abuse and neglect) by mandating a growing number of MA users to substance abuse treatment via the criminal justice system (CJS) and/or child protective service (CPS) agencies. However, empirical evidence remains sparse about treatment outcomes specifically for MA users who report that their treatment admission occurred under such pressures. This analysis uses natural history interview data from 350 clients treated for MA use in Los Angeles County to examine clients' self-reported CJS/CPS pressure to enter treatment, comparing background and treatment characteristics and selected treatment outcomes across groups defined by existence of such perceived pressure and source of pressure. Approximately half the clients reported legal pressure to enter the index (used for sampling) treatment episode. Those reporting pressure were younger, less likely to have received residential treatment, and had longer treatment episodes than those not reporting pressure. Outcomes (treatment completion, relapse within 6 months, time to relapse, and percentage of days with MA use in 24 months following treatment) did not differ significantly in simple comparisons between the pressured and nonpressured groups; however, when client and treatment characteristics were controlled, the short term outcome of relapse within 6 months was worse for those reporting legal pressure. Outcomes did not differ by source of pressure.

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Section: Comparison By Existence Of Legal Pressurementioning

confidence: 89%

Coerced Treatment for Methamphetamine Abuse: Differential Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Brecht¹,

Anglin²,

Dylan³

2005

The Am. J. of Drug & Alcohol Abuse

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“…The NHI also includes a time-line follow back segment for collecting detailed life-course data on substance use, treatment participation, criminal behav ior, and legal status over time from age 14 until the time of interview. The NHI has a long history of use in substance abuse research, with acceptable levels of agreement of self report and urinalysis, as well as pattern reliability of constructs across time (Chou et al 1996;Anglin et al 1993;Hser, Anglin & Chou 1992).…”

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Differences Between Ecstasy-Using and Nonusing Methamphetamine Users

Brecht

Mayrhauser

2002

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

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There have been recent alarming increases in Ecstasy use and growing evidence of possible long-term neurological and cognitive effects. This article considers Ecstasy use within its common polydrug context (specifically with methamphetamine [MA]), examining differences between Ecstasy-using and nonusing subgroups of clients treated for MA use, and exploring the relationship of Ecstasy use to selected treatment outcomes. Multivariate logistic regression showed Ecstasy+MA users differing from MA users who have not used Ecstasy primarily in terms of sociodemographics (higher income, fewer children), substance abuse behaviors and motivators (lifetime history of more types of drugs, more likely to report use of Ecstasy to enhance sex, more drug-related problems), lifestyle (more likely to have had same-sex sex partners), and treatment characteristics (younger at admission, less likely to complete treatment). A lower rate of treatment completion was predicted by Ecstasy use, even when controlling for other Ecstasy-related characteristics; however, time to relapse was not significantly related to Ecstasy use. These results distinguishing subgroups of stimulant users may help guide additional research into specific behavioral causes and correlates of Ecstasy use, which could in turn guide specialization of promising MA-related treatment approaches for Ecstasy users.

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“…The ASI has been used with diverse populations and has been found reliable and valid (McLellan et al 1992). The Life Experiences Timeline is a modified version of the Natural History Interview (Chou et al 1996), formatted for electronic data entry (Hillhouse et al 2005). The instrument uses an event-anchored time-line technique to collect retrospective and prospective data and was administered at the 3 year follow-up.…”

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Childhood Adverse Events and Health Outcomes Among Methamphetamine-Dependent Men and Women

Messina

Marinelli‐Casey

Hillhouse

et al. 2008

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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To describe the prevalence of childhood adverse events (CAEs) among methamphetamine-dependent men and women, and assess the relationship of cumulative CAEs to health problems. Data for 236 men and 351 women were analyzed assessing CAEs. Dependent variables included 14 self-reported health problems or psychiatric symptom domains. Mental health was assessed via the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Medical conditions were collected using the Health Status Survey. Women reported more cumulative exposure to CAEs than men (28% vs. 13%, p<0.01).Regressions showed the impact of CAEs on health is strong for both men and women. Yet, women were more likely than men to have 7 out of 14 health problems, independent of their reported abuse (ranging from a positive OR for suicidality=1.63 to a positive OR for bladder/bowel disease=6.09). Substance abuse treatment programs should prioritize individual treatment plans and enhance multi-agency collaborations to provide referrals and community networks that offer clients appropriate trauma-based psychiatric and/or medical treatment.Keywords Childhood abuse and household dysfunction . Gender . Methamphetamine . Mental health . Physical health Methamphetamine (MA) use in the US began to dramatically increase in the 1990s. As the MA epidemic moves beyond its second decade, substantial increases in the number of substance abuse treatment admissions for MA dependence have been reported across the nation . The rapid influx of MA-dependent clients entering substance abuse treatment raises new issues for treatment practitioners, as some characteristics of a MA-dependent population differ from other treatment-seeking populations (Sekine et al. 2001). One major difference is the overall health of MA-dependent clients, who often have serious physical and mental health problems (Brecht et al.

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Pattern Reliability of Narcotics Addicts’ Self-Reported Data: A Confirmatory Assessment of Construct Validity and Consistency

Cited by 47 publications

References 37 publications

Coerced Treatment for Methamphetamine Abuse: Differential Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Coerced Treatment for Methamphetamine Abuse: Differential Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Differences Between Ecstasy-Using and Nonusing Methamphetamine Users

Childhood Adverse Events and Health Outcomes Among Methamphetamine-Dependent Men and Women

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