Adverse childhood experiences and comorbidity in a cohort of people who have injected drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood adversity is associated with the onset of harmful adult substance use and related health problems, but most research on adversity has been conducted in general population samples. This study describes the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in a cohort of people who have injected drugs and examines the association of these adverse experiences with medical comorbidities in adulthood.

Methods

Six hundred fifty three adults were recruited from a 30-year cohort study on the health of people who have injected drugs living in and around Baltimore, Maryland (Median age = 47.5, Interquartile Range = 42.3-52.3 years; 67.3% male, 81.1% Black). Adverse childhood experiences were assessed retrospectively in 2018 via self-report interview. Lifetime medical co

SUBMITTER: Sosnowski DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109307 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature