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Childhood sexual abuse and age at initiation of injection drug use

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  • Ompad, D.C.
  • Ikeda, R.M.
  • Shah, N.
  • Fuller, C.M.
  • Bailey, S.
  • Morse, E.
  • Kerndt, P.
  • Maslow, C.
  • Wu, Y.
  • Vlahov, D.
  • Garfein, R.
  • Strathdee, S.A.

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Objectives. We examined the relation between childhood sexual abuse and injection drug use initiation among young adult injection drug users. Methods. We used mixed effect linear models to compare age at first injection among 2143 young injection drug users by first sexual abuse age categories. Results. The participants were predominantly male (63.3%) and White (52.8%). Mean age and age at first injection were 23.7 and 19.6 years, respectively; 307 participants (14.3%) reported childhood sexual abuse. After adjustment for gender, race/ethnicity, noninjection drug use before first injection drug use, and recruitment site, childhood sexual abuse was independently associated with younger age at first injection. Conclusions. Childhood sexual abuse was associated with earlier initiation of injection drug use. These data emphasize the need to integrate substance abuse prevention with postvictimization services for children and adolescents.

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  • Ompad, D.C. & Ikeda, R.M. & Shah, N. & Fuller, C.M. & Bailey, S. & Morse, E. & Kerndt, P. & Maslow, C. & Wu, Y. & Vlahov, D. & Garfein, R. & Strathdee, S.A., 2005. "Childhood sexual abuse and age at initiation of injection drug use," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(4), pages 703-709.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2003.019372_3
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.019372
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    1. Helitzer, Deborah & Hollis, Christine & Hernandez, Brisa Urquieta de & Sanders, Margaret & Roybal, Suzanne & Van Deusen, Ian, 2010. "Evaluation for community-based programs: The integration of logic models and factor analysis," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 223-233, August.
    2. Bunch, Jackson M. & Iratzoqui, Amaia & Watts, Stephen J., 2018. "Child abuse, self-control, and delinquency: A general strain perspective," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 20-28.
    3. Leung, Patrick & Curtis Jr., Russell L. & Mapp, Susan C., 2010. "Incidences of sexual contacts of children: Impacts of family characteristics and family structure from a national sample," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(5), pages 650-656, May.

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