Stimulant use by young adult African Americans in a rural community: a pipeline to prison?
The association between stimulant use and legal outcomes was examined in rural adults aged 18-21 years (n = 98) in the Mississippi River Delta of Arkansas from 2003 through 2008. Participants were interviewed at baseline and every 6 months for 2 years, using the Substance Abuse Outcomes Module, Addiction Severity Index, Short-Form 8 Health Survey, Brief Symptom Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire depression screen, and an abbreviated antisocial personality disorder measure. More than three quarters were arrested before baseline; 47 were arrested over the next 2 years. Early arrest but not substance use was related to subsequent arrest. Limitations and implications for interventions are discussed.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. KramerTeresaL@uams.edu
Teresa L
TL
Kramer
Laverne
L
Bell-Tolliver
Shanti P
SP
Tripathi
Brenda M
BM
Booth
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult