Influences of victimization and comorbid conditions on latency to illicit drug use among adolescents and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Exposure to violent victimization is associated with higher rates of mental health and substance use disorders (SUD). Some youth who experience multiple victimizations and associated characteristics (i.e. poly-victims) are at heightened risk for long term problems. Thus, we conducted the first study to examine how heterogeneity in experiences of victimization vary in terms of latency to illicit drug use following treatment completion. We also examined if victimization profiles vary across gender and if comorbid conditions (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder) differentially predict latentcy to illicit drug use across groups.

Methods

Adolescents and young adults (N = 5956; M_age  = 17.5 years; 64.0% male) with SUDs in treatmen

SUBMITTER: Davis JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397821 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature