TY - JOUR
T1 - Substance use, victimization, HIV/AIDS risk, and recidivism among females in a therapeutic justice program
AU - Jones, Abenaa Acheampong
AU - O’Leary, Catina Callahan
AU - Striley, Catherine W.
AU - Gerke, Travis
AU - Crecelius, Robert
AU - Sullivan, James
AU - Cottler, Linda B.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Florida Education Fund (Jones), R01NR09180 (PI: Cottler), and partially funded by T32DA007292 (Jones AA, PI: Johnson, RM). The authors acknowledge all the staff and participants in STOP, the UF Department of Epidemiology, College of Medicine, College of Public Health and Health Profession.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/7/4
Y1 - 2018/7/4
N2 - This analysis examines the association between crack/cocaine use only and the SAVA syndemic (any substance use, being exposed to violence, having HIV/AIDS risk behaviors) at baseline and any felony, misdemeanor, or municipal violations by an 8-month follow-up. Data comes from 317 women recruited from a Municipal Drug Court System in the Midwest. Among the sample, 45% of the women had at least one felony, misdemeanor, or a municipal violation at the 8-month follow-up (felony: 20%; misdemeanor or municipal violation 25%). Multinomial regression revealed that crack/cocaine use and SAVA at baseline were associated specifically with misdemeanors OR 2.21 (95% CI: 1.21, 4.04) and OR 3.60 (95% CI: 1.23, 10.56), respectively, no increases in odds of felonies were evident. Women with a higher number of lifetime arrests were also significantly more likely to have a greater number of offenses postbaseline, while black women were considerably less likely to be charged with misdemeanors. Recent crack/cocaine use with or without the mutually reinforcing issues of victimization, and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors significantly increased the odds of a misdemeanors/municipal violation. However, significant increases in odds of more severe offenses (felonies) were not evident. Interventions aimed to reduce offenses should offer additional support for crack/cocaine users.
AB - This analysis examines the association between crack/cocaine use only and the SAVA syndemic (any substance use, being exposed to violence, having HIV/AIDS risk behaviors) at baseline and any felony, misdemeanor, or municipal violations by an 8-month follow-up. Data comes from 317 women recruited from a Municipal Drug Court System in the Midwest. Among the sample, 45% of the women had at least one felony, misdemeanor, or a municipal violation at the 8-month follow-up (felony: 20%; misdemeanor or municipal violation 25%). Multinomial regression revealed that crack/cocaine use and SAVA at baseline were associated specifically with misdemeanors OR 2.21 (95% CI: 1.21, 4.04) and OR 3.60 (95% CI: 1.23, 10.56), respectively, no increases in odds of felonies were evident. Women with a higher number of lifetime arrests were also significantly more likely to have a greater number of offenses postbaseline, while black women were considerably less likely to be charged with misdemeanors. Recent crack/cocaine use with or without the mutually reinforcing issues of victimization, and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors significantly increased the odds of a misdemeanors/municipal violation. However, significant increases in odds of more severe offenses (felonies) were not evident. Interventions aimed to reduce offenses should offer additional support for crack/cocaine users.
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U2 - 10.1080/14659891.2018.1436604
DO - 10.1080/14659891.2018.1436604
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041930456
VL - 23
SP - 415
EP - 421
JO - Journal of Substance Use
JF - Journal of Substance Use
SN - 1465-9891
IS - 4
ER -
