Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors for lifetime nonmedical use of sedative-hypnotics and opiates among a sample of rural and urban women with recent partner violence victimization (n = 756). Nearly one third of the sample (32.8%) reported ever using illicit sedative-hypnotics or opiates. Nonmedical use of sedative-hypnotics and opiates was significantly associated with lifetime cumulative exposure to interpersonal victimization, rural Appalachian residency, past-year use of other substances and other substance-related problems, and lifetime unmet health care needs. Findings have implications for substance abuse prevention and treatment and victim advocacy programs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 395-409 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Addictive Diseases |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Jennifer Cole and TK Logan are affiliated with the University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, Lexington, KY. Address correspondence to: Jennifer Cole, PhD, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 480, Lexington, KY 40504 (E-mail: [email protected]). The research for and preparation of this article were supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Grant Number AA12735-01 and the University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Organization funded by the National Institute of Health Grant #M01RR02602.
Funding
Jennifer Cole and TK Logan are affiliated with the University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, Lexington, KY. Address correspondence to: Jennifer Cole, PhD, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 480, Lexington, KY 40504 (E-mail: [email protected]). The research for and preparation of this article were supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Grant Number AA12735-01 and the University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Organization funded by the National Institute of Health Grant #M01RR02602.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Italian National Health Institute | 01RR02602 |
| University of Kentucky General Clinical Research Organization | |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | R01AA012735, AA12735-01 |
Keywords
- Prescription drug misuse
- cumulative violence exposure
- partner violence
- substance abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
