The age of onset of substance use is related to the coping strategies to deal with treatment in men with substance use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The age of onset of substance use (OSU) as well as the coping strategies (CS) influence both the development and the course of Substance Use Disorders (SUD). We aim to examine the differences in the CS applied to deal with treatment in men with SUD, considering whether the age of OSU had begun at age 16 or earlier (OSU ≤ 16) or at 17 years or later (OSU ≥ 17), as well as the associations of the CS with clinical variables were studied.

Methods

A total of 122 patients with at least three months of abstinence, 60 with OSU≤16 and 62 with OSU≥17, were evaluated through the Coping Strategies Inventory and clinical assessment tools.

Results

The OSU≤16 patients were younger and presented a worse clinical state. Compared to the norms, the SUD patients were less like

SUBMITTER: Capella MDM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5562142 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature