Vulnerability to Narcotic Addiction: Family Structure and Functioning

Nurco, David N.; Lerner, Monroe

doi:10.1177/002204269602600415

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“…Nurco and Lerner [40] reported that an intact family with the two biological parents offers a good protection against getting hooked on drugs. Hoffman and Johnson [41] investigated the drug abuse of adolescents originating from nine different family types, ranging from mother±father families to one-parent (father) families and grandmother families.…”

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The well-being of youngsters coming from six different family types

Spruijt

DeGoede

VanderValk

2001

Patient Education and Counseling

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Families, or rather parents are in a state of¯ux: sometimes they row a lot, they divorce, they go and live together again and they die. This is why more and more children grow up in family forms other than the nuclear families with their biological fathers and mothers. What, in the long run, is the effect of this on the well-being of adolescents and young adults between 12±30? We have examined intact families that function well, mediocre or badly, one-parent families and stepfamilies after a divorce and one-parent families after being widowed. The data derive from the Dutch longitudinal panel study``Utrecht Study of Adolescent Development'' (USAD). The results of 1772 respondents between 12 and 30 years old are presented from the third wave by the end of 1997. Compared to youngsters of well functioning nuclear families, the youngsters of discordant nuclear families show a worse physical and mental health, their parental ®xation is not so strong, they tend to drink more alcohol, smoke more cigarettes and use more soft drugs. Children of divorced families are notable for their relational behaviour: they enter into relations at an early age, usually they are more sexually experienced and they report more relational problems. Children of widowed one-parent families do well. In other family types girls suffer a little more from the burden of life than boys. It appears that the effects are hardly different when the children leave home. #

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Section: The Effects On Children and Youngstersmentioning

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The well-being of youngsters coming from six different family types

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DeGoede

VanderValk

2001

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…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). Moreover, several indicators of family functioning in early adolescence were identified as protective factors that decreased the likelihood of later heroin addiction (Nurco and Lerner, 1996). They later derived four subtypes of male heroin addicts who varied by age at first addiction and subsequent amount of time incarcerated and actively using over the initial 10 years following onset of addiction (Nurco et al, 1997).…”

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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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“…Prior research has found that having a strong relationship with a parent was associated with a decreased likelihood of substance use problems (Nurco & Lerner, 1996). More recent research has shown that the link is stronger in girls than in boys (Danielsson, Romelsjöö, & Tengströöm, 2011).…”

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Psychiatric Symptoms, Parental Attachment, and Reasons for Use as Correlates of Heavy Substance Use Among Treatment-Seeking Hispanic Adolescents

Gattamorta

Varela

McCabe

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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In early adolescence, Hispanics self-report higher drug use rates compared to White and African American peers. Among adolescent users, heavy users have more negative behavioral and health consequences. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to examine whether psychiatric symptoms, parental attachment, and reasons for use predict heavy alcohol and illicit drug use (more than 10 times in the past three months) among Hispanic adolescents. Methods This study examines baseline data from a study evaluating a family based substance abuse treatment program for Hispanic adolescents. Participants were 14–17 years old (N = 156, 44% female). Adolescent reports on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Predictive Scales measured psychiatric symptoms of major depressive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and anxiety. The Personal Experiences Inventory measured type and amount of drug use, as well as perceived social and psychological benefits of drug use. The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment measured trust, communication, and alienation between adolescents and their mothers. Logistic regression identified correlates of heavy alcohol use and heavy illicit drug use among Hispanic adolescents. Results Higher social benefits were associated with increased likelihood of heavy alcohol use. Conduct disorder, higher levels of maternal attachment, lower levels of acculturation, and higher levels of psychological benefits of use were associated with an increased likelihood of heavy illicit drug use. Conclusion These findings support the assumption that substance use treatment among Hispanic adolescents must be capable of addressing co-occurring psychiatric disorders, familial relationships, and the individual reasons/motivators to use.

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Vulnerability to Narcotic Addiction: Family Structure and Functioning

Cited by 26 publications

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The well-being of youngsters coming from six different family types

The well-being of youngsters coming from six different family types

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

Psychiatric Symptoms, Parental Attachment, and Reasons for Use as Correlates of Heavy Substance Use Among Treatment-Seeking Hispanic Adolescents

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