title: Comorbid substance use diagnoses and partner violence among offenders receiving pharmacotherapy for opioid dependence.
abstract: While previous studies find mixed evidence of an association between opioid use and intimate partner violence perpetration among community samples, initial evidence has detected increased rates of partner violence among individuals receiving pharmacological intervention for opioid dependence. The current study evaluated the role of current comorbid substance use diagnoses, a robust risk factor for violent behavior, on the likelihood of perpetrating partner violence among a high risk sample of offenders receiving pharmacological intervention for opioid dependence. The authors analyzed self-report data provided by 81 (55 male) opioid dependent offenders during a court-ordered substance use interview. Approximately one-third of the sample evidenced the recent use of intimate partner violence. Findings indicated that cocaine and benzodiazepine use were independently associated with an increased likelihood of reporting physical partner violence. Alcohol and cannabis use were not associated with partner violence. The current results offer further support for the ongoing need to conduct routine partner violence screenings among substance involved offenders and highlight the importance of developing individualized treatment plans that address comorbid substance use and partner-violent behaviors among individuals in treatment for opioid dependence.
authors.affiliation: a Biomedical Sciences Department , Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester , New York , USA.|b Behavioral Health, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center , Canandaigua , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Cory A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychology , University of South Florida , Tampa , Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Schlauch
authors.affiliation: d School of Nursing, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , Connecticut , USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devine
authors.affiliation: a Biomedical Sciences Department , Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Easton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D001569:Benzodiazepines
keywords: Partner violence; alcohol, cocaine; benzodiazepine; methadone, Suboxone