TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association Between Religiosity and Substance Use Patterns Among Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System
AU - Jones, Abenaa A.
AU - Webb, Fern J.
AU - Lasopa, Sonam O.
AU - Striley, Catherine W.
AU - Cottler, Linda B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was funded by the Florida Education Fund (Abenaa A. Jones), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R01NR09180 (principal investigator [PI]: Linda B. Cottler), and partially funded by NIH T32DA007292 (Abenaa A. Jones, PI: Renee M. Johnson).
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© 2018, The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - A growing body of research is exploring the association between religiosity and drug use. Thus, this analysis examines the association between religiosity and substance use patterns among females in the criminal justice system. Data derived from 318 women recruited from a Municipal Drug Court System in St. Louis, Missouri, were used to determine the association between religiosity and substance use patterns. Results indicate that religiosity decreased the odds of cocaine use, observed for both crack/cocaine (CC) use alone (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.41) and crack/cocaine + marijuana (CC + MJ) (AOR = 0.32). Interestingly, this association was not found for MJ use alone. Other variables that were significantly associated with CC + MJ use included being non-Black (CC + MJ: AOR = 0.46; MJ: AOR = 0.28), 4+ arrests (CC + MJ: AOR = 4.66; CC: AOR = 2.64), and <30 years of age (CC + MJ: AOR = 0.37; CC: AOR = 0.16; MJ: AOR = 2.84). Future drug prevention and interventions should consider the potential protective effects of religiosity on substance use.
AB - A growing body of research is exploring the association between religiosity and drug use. Thus, this analysis examines the association between religiosity and substance use patterns among females in the criminal justice system. Data derived from 318 women recruited from a Municipal Drug Court System in St. Louis, Missouri, were used to determine the association between religiosity and substance use patterns. Results indicate that religiosity decreased the odds of cocaine use, observed for both crack/cocaine (CC) use alone (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.41) and crack/cocaine + marijuana (CC + MJ) (AOR = 0.32). Interestingly, this association was not found for MJ use alone. Other variables that were significantly associated with CC + MJ use included being non-Black (CC + MJ: AOR = 0.46; MJ: AOR = 0.28), 4+ arrests (CC + MJ: AOR = 4.66; CC: AOR = 2.64), and <30 years of age (CC + MJ: AOR = 0.37; CC: AOR = 0.16; MJ: AOR = 2.84). Future drug prevention and interventions should consider the potential protective effects of religiosity on substance use.
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U2 - 10.1177/0022042618757208
DO - 10.1177/0022042618757208
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042220461
SN - 0022-0426
VL - 48
SP - 327
EP - 336
JO - Journal of Drug Issues
JF - Journal of Drug Issues
IS - 3
ER -
