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The Relationship between Sexual Abuse and Drug Use: Findings from Houston's Safer Choices 2 Program.
Peer reviewedPeters, Ronald J., Jr.; Tortolero, Susan R.; Addy, Robert C.; Markham, Christine; Escobar-Chaves, S. Liliana; Fernandez-Esquer, Maru; Yacoubian, George S., Jr. – Journal of Drug Education, 2003
Self-report drug use data were collected from 282 female alternative school students. Logistic regression analyses indicated that sexual abuse history was significantly associated with lifetime use. While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide evidence for an important connection between sexual abuse and substance use…
Descriptors: Correlation, Females, High School Students, High Schools
The Social Stress Model of Substance Abuse among Childbearing-Age Women: A Review of the Literature.
Peer reviewedLindenberg, Cathy Strachan; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1994
This article synthesizes current empirical evidence for the interaction between stress level, stress modification, and drug abuse. The authors analyze 13 research studies of women; and they profile consistencies and inconsistencies in the findings, provide critiques of key methodological issues, and examine implications for future research,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Peer reviewedGregoire, Thomas K.; Snively, Carol – Journal of Drug Education, 2001
Explores outcomes for 59 women who attended long term substance abuse treatment in a women's facility that emphasized employment and economic self sufficiency. Results revealed that reductions in substance abuse were associated with an increase in economic self sufficiency. Additionally, women living in drug free social environments had high rates…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Economic Status, Females, Job Training
