Gender Differences Among In- and Out-of-Treatment Opioid-Addicted Individuals

Sharon M Kelly; Robert P Schwartz; Kevin E O'Grady; Shannon Gwin Mitchell; Heather Schacht Reisinger; James A Peterson; Michael H Agar; Barry S Brown

doi:10.1080/00952990802342915

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Gender Differences Among In- and Out-of-Treatment Opioid-Addicted Individuals

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Gender Differences Among In- and Out-of-Treatment Opioid-Addicted Individuals

Sharon M Kelly, Robert P Schwartz, Kevin E O'Grady, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Heather Schacht Reisinger, James A Peterson, Michael H Agar and Barry S Brown

The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, Vol.35(1), pp.38-42

2009

DOI: 10.1080/00952990802342915

PMCID: PMC2938871

PMID: 19152205

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Abstract

Objective: Gender differences were explored among 355 in- and out-of-treatment opioid-addicted adults in Baltimore. Methods: Addiction Severity Index and other variables were compared among: 1) in-treatment women vs. out-of-treatment women; 2) out-of-treatment: women vs. men; and, 3) in-treatment: women vs. men. Results: Analysis indicated that in-treatment and out-of-treatment women worked less and used more cocaine than their male counterparts (ps < .01). Moreover, out-of-treatment women used heroin and cocaine more often, spent more money on drugs, earned more illegal income, and had fewer treatments than in-treatment women (ps ≤ .01). Conclusions: Findings indicate greater severity of drug and employment problems of opioid-addicted women and underline the need for gender-specific drug-treatment services.

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Title: Subtitle: Gender Differences Among In- and Out-of-Treatment Opioid-Addicted Individuals
Creators: Sharon M Kelly - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Robert P Schwartz - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Kevin E O'Grady - 2University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA
Shannon Gwin Mitchell - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Heather Schacht Reisinger - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
James A Peterson - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Michael H Agar - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Barry S Brown - 1Friends Research Institute, Inc., Social Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, Vol.35(1), pp.38-42
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802342915
PMID: 19152205
PMCID: PMC2938871
NLM abbreviation: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
ISSN: 0095-2990
eISSN: 1097-9891
Publisher: Informa UK Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 2009
Academic Unit: Center for Social Science Innovation; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094564302771

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