title: Correlates of risky alcohol and methamphetamine use among currently homeless male parolees.
abstract: Homeless men on parole are a hard-to-reach population with significant community reintegration challenges. This cross-sectional study describes sociodemographic, cognitive, psychosocial, and drug-related correlates of alcohol and methamphetamine use in 157 homeless male parolees (age range 18-60) enrolled in a substance abuse treatment center in Los Angeles, California. Logistic regression results revealed that being African American and older were negatively related to methamphetamine use, whereas being older and more hostile were related to riskier alcohol abuse. Findings from this study provide a greater understanding of correlates of methamphetamine and alcohol--two of the most detrimental forms of substances abused among currently homeless parolees.
authors: a School of Nursing , University of California Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors: Benissa E
authors: BE
authors: Salem
authors: Adeline
authors: A
authors: Nyamathi
authors: Colleen
authors: C
authors: Keenan
authors: Sheldon
authors: S
authors: Zhang
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Marlow
authors: Farinaz
authors: F
authors: Khalilifard
authors: Kartik
authors: K
authors: Yadav
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Faucette
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Leake
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Marfisee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D055815:Young Adult