Substance Use of Homeless and Precariously Housed Youth in a Canadian Context
Autor: | Amanda Wright, Kristy Buccieri, Abraham Rudnick, Laura Warner, Rick Csiernik, Cheryl Forchuk, Jan Richardson |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Younger age Addiction media_common.quotation_subject Public health 1. No poverty Psychological intervention Context (language use) 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Health psychology 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Substance use Psychiatry Psychology media_common |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 15:1-15 |
ISSN: | 1557-1882 1557-1874 |
Popis: | Substance use is common among homeless and precariously housed youth, yet few longitudinal studies track their usage over time. This paper analyzes data from a study of 187 youth and reports on their substance usage in the preceding month, year, and over their lifetime. The results are compared within the sample by sex and against a sample of similarly located housed youth. Findings suggest that female homeless and precariously housed youth report lower substance use, but that with interventions substance use decreases for both sexes. Compared to housed youth, those who are homeless and precariously housed begin substance use at a significantly younger age. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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