Daily patterns of substance use and violence among a high-risk urban emerging adult sample: Results from the Flint Youth Injury Study

Interpersonal violence is a significant public health problem, with substance use a key risk factor. Intensive longitudinal methods (ILMs) provide data on daily patterns/relationships between substance use and violence, informing prevention. Prior daily research has not focused on these relationship...

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Veröffentlicht in:Addictive behaviors 2020-02, Vol.101, p.106127-106127, Article 106127
Hauptverfasser: Carter, Patrick M., Cranford, James A., Buu, Anne, Walton, Maureen A., Zimmerman, Marc A., Goldstick, Jason, Ngo, Quyen, Cunningham, Rebecca M.
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Zusammenfassung:Interpersonal violence is a significant public health problem, with substance use a key risk factor. Intensive longitudinal methods (ILMs) provide data on daily patterns/relationships between substance use and violence, informing prevention. Prior daily research has not focused on these relationships among urban minority samples. Within an RCT comparing ILM assessment/schedule methods, 162-participants completed daily IVR (n = 81) or SMS (n = 81) assessments measuring 19 substance use and violence (partner/non-partner) behaviors daily for 90-days. GLMMs characterized between- and within-person predictors of daily violence. Participants [48.7%-female; age = 24.4; 62.3%-African-American; 66.7%-public assistance] completed an average of 46.5 daily reports [SD = 26.7]. Across 90-days, alcohol was characterized by episodic weekend use (average = 10 days-of-use, 34.4% drinking-days involved binge-drinking), while marijuana use was continuous (average = 27 days-of-use; 1.7 times/day), with no weekend differences. Among 118-violent conflicts, 52.5% occurred on weekends; 57.6% were with non-partners/peers; 61.0% involved perpetration/57.6% victimization; and 52.5% involved severe violence. For violence conflicts, 27.1% were preceded by alcohol/22.9% preceded by drug use. Between-person predictors of daily violence included retaliatory attitudes (AOR = 3.2) and anxiety (AOR = 1.1). Within-person predictors included weekends (AOR = 1.6), binge drinking (AOR = 1.9), non-medical prescription opioid use (AOR = 3.5) and illicit drug use (AOR = 8.1). Among a high-risk urban minority sample, we found that higher baseline retaliatory attitudes and anxiety, as well as same-day binge drinking, non-medical prescription opioid use, and illicit drug use were associated with daily violence, likely reflecting both pharmacological and socio-contextual factors. Addressing substance use and retaliatory violence with tailored prevention efforts may aid in decreasing negative interpersonal violence outcomes. •In a 90-day daily study, alcohol and marijuana were most frequently used substances.•Among 118 violence days, 58% were with non-partners and 61% involved aggression.•Among violent conflicts, 27% preceded by alcohol and 23% preceded by drugs.•Between-person predictors of daily violence were retaliatory attitudes and anxiety.•Same-day binge drinking and illicit/prescription drug use predicted daily violence.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106127