Alcohol and illicit drug use: follow-up study of treatment admissions to DARP during 1969-1971.
The present study was based on follow-up data on 1409 persons interviewed 4 to 6 years after admission to drug treatment in the Drug Abuse Reporting Program (DARP). The admissions to DARP occurred in 1969-1971, and for most persons the follow-up data included 3 or more years after termination of DARP treatment. The study focused on variations in alcohol consumption associated with post-DARP drug use and treatment status. The results indicated that use of alcohol and non-opioid drugs (particularly marijuana) tended to be correlated, but that this was not true of opioid drugs. For a small segment of the sample, evidence suggested that substitution of use may have occurred between alcohol and opioid drugs. Also, persons with post-DARP drug treatment tended to use less alcohol than persons without treatment. Interpretations and implications of these findings are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D012044:Regression Analysis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations