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Perceived Neighborhood Safety, Recovery Capital, and Successful Outcomes Among Mothers 10 years After Substance Abuse Treatment

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This study examines perceived neighborhood characteristics associated with successful outcome among mothers 10 years after being treated for substance use disorders. Data were obtained from 713 mothers first studied at admission to drug treatment in California in 2000-2002 and followed up in 2009-2011. At follow-up, 53.6% of mothers had a successful outcome (i.e., no use of illicit drugs and not involved with the criminal justice system). Perceived neighborhood safety almost doubled the odds of success. Perceived neighborhood safety interacted with social involvement, decreasing the odds of success among mothers who reported more versus less neighborhood social involvement. Perceived neighborhood climate is associated with long-term outcomes among mothers with substance use disorders independent of individual-level characteristics, underscoring the need for further efforts to understand its interaction with recovery capital in ways that promote and impede health.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.913631

Authors: Elizabeth Evans, Libo Li, Samantha Buoncristiani, Yih-Ing Hser

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse