The relationship between sexual abuse and drug use: findings from Houston's Safer Choices 2 program.
Self-report drug use data were collected from 282 female alternative school students surveyed through the Safer Choices 2 study in Houston, Texas. Data collection took place between October 2000 and March 2001 via audio-enabled laptop computers equipped with headphones. Logistic regression analyses indicated that sexual abuse history was significantly associated with lifetime use (OR = 1.9, p < or = 0.05). While the relationships tested in this study are exploratory, they provide evidence for an important connection between sexual abuse and substance use among female alternative school students.
Peters
Ronald J
RJ
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 77030, USA. rpeters@sph.uth.tmc.edu
Tortolero
Susan R
SR
Addy
Robert C
RC
Markham
Christine
C
Escobar-Chaves
S Liliana
SL
Fernandez-Esquer
Maru
M
Yacoubian
George S
GS
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D016015:Logistic Models; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology