Trajectories of heroin use: A 15-year retrospective study of Mexican-American men who were affiliated with gangs during adolescence

Nowotny, Kathryn M.; Frankeberger, Jessica; Cepeda, Alice; Valdez, Avelardo

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.008

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“…Life history calendars (LHCs) allow for the collection of quantitative data in a visual, grid-format timeline comprised of multiple domains over a defined time period that serves as an alternative format to close-ended questionnaires and timelines. LHCs may improve recall ability and data quality for respondents in an interview setting [52,53], and have been used in a variety of substance use-related studies that include alcohol, marijuana, opioids and other injection drugs [54][55][56][57]. In one study of adult opioid users, the LHC was found to provide rich data regarding life events, living situations, personal experience, and developmental periods relevant to the individual's substance use experience [54].…”

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A Pilot Study of Polysubstance Use Sequences across the Lifespan among Assiniboine and Sioux People Who Use Injection Drugs

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Rodriguez

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Compared with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, American Indians/Alaska Natives have the highest rates of acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection, the highest HCV-related mortality, and one of the fastest climbing rates of drug overdose deaths involving stimulants. In this pilot study, a life history calendar was administered to Indigenous people who use injection drugs (IPWIDs) to understand sequences of polysubstance use across the lifespan. 40 IPWIDs completed a questionnaire and life history calendar. Social sequence analysis was used to examine patterns in sequential phenomena among substances reported over years of the lifespan. Most participants (55%) began injecting substances before the age of 21, 62.5% shared syringes with others, and 45% had ever been diagnosed with HCV. An appreciably large increase in the use of stimulants occurred between the year prior to and following injection initiation (33% to 82%). A three-cluster solution distinguished younger IPWIDs transitioning into polysubstance use involving stimulants and/or narcotic analgesics from adults using narcotic analgesics with stimulants over longer periods of time, and adults most focused on stimulant use over time. Findings from this pilot study contribute to an understanding of how methamphetamine injection plays a role in the HCV epidemic among IPWIDs.

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A Pilot Study of Polysubstance Use Sequences across the Lifespan among Assiniboine and Sioux People Who Use Injection Drugs

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Rodriguez

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“…In the context of substance-abuse research, the LHC is distinct from follow-back timelines (typically time-delimited) or interpretive life-history approaches to substance use in that it can be used to quantify lifetime-use sequences in communities, potentially elucidating community-level trends in substance use over time. The LHC has been used in a variety of substance-use-related studies that include alcohol, marijuana, opioids, and other injection drugs [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. In a study of adult opioid users, the LHC was found to provide rich data regarding life events, living situation, personal experience, and developmental periods relevant to the individual's substance-use experience [23].…”

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Retrospective Assessment of Human–Chemical Interactions in Health-Disparity Populations: A Process Evaluation of Life History Calendars

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Ceavers

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Life-history calendars (LHCs) can produce retrospective data regarding numerous events, exposures, and sequences that have occurred across participants’ lifespans. In this mixed-quantitative-and-qualitative-methods study, processes of LHC administration were evaluated in two populations experiencing health disparities: foreign-born agricultural workers (n = 41) and Indigenous people who used injection drugs (IPWIDS) (n = 40). LHC administrator and participant perspectives were elicited during follow-up survey activities. In both agricultural workers and IPWIDs, over half of participants reported that the LHC made it easier to remember things about the past, and participant age was associated with cumulative experience in different domains of interest. Qualitative findings suggested that data-collector training and the development of concise interview guides are critical for improving LHC data quality. Participants described ethical themes, including utilitarian, cathartic, and reflective aspects, of LHC participation. Future iterations of the LHC may benefit from providing free-form and open-ended spaces for participants to reflect on the LHC activity following LHC administration.

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Childhood and/or Adolescence Bullying Victimization and Trajectories of Hard Drug Use from Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood

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2021

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Trajectories of heroin use: A 15-year retrospective study of Mexican-American men who were affiliated with gangs during adolescence

Cited by 3 publications

References 61 publications

A Pilot Study of Polysubstance Use Sequences across the Lifespan among Assiniboine and Sioux People Who Use Injection Drugs

A Pilot Study of Polysubstance Use Sequences across the Lifespan among Assiniboine and Sioux People Who Use Injection Drugs

Retrospective Assessment of Human–Chemical Interactions in Health-Disparity Populations: A Process Evaluation of Life History Calendars

Childhood and/or Adolescence Bullying Victimization and Trajectories of Hard Drug Use from Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood

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