title: Influence of family and religion on long-term outcomes among opioid addicts.
abstract: This study investigated whether family, religion, and personal background variables were related to long-term follow-up outcomes after treatment for drug abuse. The sample consisted of 1,174 opioid addicts admitted to community treatment agencies during 1972-1973 and who were relocated and interviewed in 1978-1979. The results indicated that family and personal background variables made unique contributions to the prediction of a follow-up composite outcome (representing drug use, employment, and criminality) and a general well-being measure. Religion variables accounted for significant and unique variance only in the general well-being variable. The results favor the inclusion of family and religion variables in the scientific explanation of long-term follow-up outcomes among opioid addicts.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003415:Crime; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012069:Religion and Psychology