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Individual and Social Network Factors that Predict Entry to Drug Treatment
Author(s) -
Davey Melissa A.,
Latkin Carl A.,
Hua Wei,
Tobin Karin E.,
Strathdee Steffanie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10601330601080057
Subject(s) - drug , heroin , psychological intervention , drug treatment , social network (sociolinguistics) , social support , injection drug use , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychiatry , demography , psychology , drug injection , family medicine , social media , political science , sociology , law , psychotherapist
Prospective data were analyzed to examine individual and social network characteristics that predict entry into drug treatment among a sample of 557 heroin and cocaine users. Entering treatment was associated with being HIV positive [AOR: 2.25, 95% CI: 1.33–3.81] and a history of drug treatment [AOR: 3.41, 95% CI: 2.19–5.31]. Individuals with a greater number of social network members who were in drug treatment [AOR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.07–1.56] and fewer network members who smoked crack [AOR: 0.86, 95% CI: 0.75–0.99] were more likely to enter treatment. Social network‐based interventions that promote successful outcomes in drug treatment are needed.