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Factors Associated with Substance Use Among Homeless Young Adults

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Pages 24-34 | Published online: 26 Jan 2010

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Bahram Armoon, Mark D. Griffiths, Rasool Mohammadi & Elaheh Ahounbar. (2023) The global distribution and epidemiology of alcohol and drug use among street-involved children and youth: a meta-analysis. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 49:4, pages 381-398.
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Yonathan Ararso, Nisha Nicole Beharie, Joy D. Scheidell, Daniel Schatz, Kelly Quinn, Kelly M. Doran & Maria R. Khan. (2021) The Joint Effect of Childhood Abuse and Homelessness on Substance Use in Adulthood. Substance Use & Misuse 56:5, pages 660-667.
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Seyed Hossein Mohaqeqi Kamal, Sajad Sajadi, Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni, Mehdi Basakha & Mehdi Noroozi. (2019) Prevalence, risk and protective factors for substance abuse among homeless males living in Tehran. Journal of Substance Use 24:3, pages 240-244.
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Dana M. Prince, Marina Epstein, Paula S. Nurius, Deborah Gorman-Smith & David B. Henry. (2019) Reciprocal Effects of Positive Future Expectations, Threats to Safety, and Risk Behavior Across Adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 48:1, pages 54-67.
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Diane Santa Maria, Nikhil Padhye, Yijiong Yang, Kathryn Gallardo, Glenn-Milo Santos, Julie Jung & Michael Businelle. (2018) Drug use patterns and predictors among homeless youth: Results of an ecological momentary assessment. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 44:5, pages 551-560.
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Lisa A. Melander, Kimberly A. Tyler & Rachel M. Schmitz. (2016) An Inside Look at Homeless Youths' Social Networks: Perceptions of Substance Use Norms. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 25:1, pages 78-88.
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Adeline Nyamathi, Benissa Salem, Lori Marshall, Faith Idemundia, Ray Mata, Farinaz Khalilifard, David Farabee & Barbara Leake. (2014) Substance Use Trends Among Younger vs. Older Homeless Parolees. Journal of Addictive Diseases 33:2, pages 124-133.
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Harmony Rhoades & SuzanneL. Wenzel. (2013) Correlates of Prescription Drug Misuse Among Heterosexually Active Homeless Men. Substance Abuse 34:2, pages 143-149.
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Sung-Jae Lee, Li-Jung Liang, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus & NorweetaG. Milburn. (2011) Resiliency and survival skills among newly homeless adolescents: Implications for future interventions. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies 6:4, pages 301-308.
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Philisie Starling Washington. (2011) Homeless Youth: A Concept Analysis. Journal of Community Health Nursing 28:3, pages 168-178.
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Samantha Brown, Anamika Barman-Adhikari, Kevin Garcia, Stephanie Chassman, Hsun-Ta Hsu, Robin Petering, Diane Santa Maria, Sarah Narendorf, Jama Shelton, Kimberly Bender & Kristin Ferguson. (2024) Substance use typologies among young people experiencing homelessness in seven cities across the United States: A latent class analysis. Addictive Behaviors 150, pages 107929.
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Michael G. Curtis, Marcus Reed, Antonio Newman, Kamini Doraivelu, Shivani A. Patel, Natalie D. Crawford, David P. Holland & Sophia A. Hussen. (2023) Exploring the Association Between Indicators of Socioeconomic Instability, Survival Sex, and Methamphetamine Use Among Young Adult Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
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Anita S Hargrave, Leigh Kimberg, Edward L Machtinger, Margot B Kushel & Beth E Cohen. (2023) The Association Between Interpersonal Violence and Unstable Housing Among Veterans. Military Medicine 188:7-8, pages e2143-e2149.
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James S Ford, Mohammad A Mousa, Stephanie Voong, Cynthia G Matsumoto, Tasleem Chechi, Nam Tran & Larissa May. (2023) Risk factors for HIV infection at a large urban emergency department: a cross-sectional study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, pages sextrans-2022-055513.
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Benedict Osei Asibey, Brahmaputra Marjadi & Elizabeth Conroy. (2023) Alcohol, tobacco and drug use among adults experiencing homelessness in Accra, Ghana: A cross-sectional study of risk levels and associated factors. PLOS ONE 18:3, pages e0281107.
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Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga, Oliver C. Ezechi, Nourhan M. Aly, Joanne Lusher, Annie L. Nguyen & Maha El Tantawi. (2023) Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Emotional Distress, Transactional Sex and Psychoactive Substance Use during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. BioMed 3:1, pages 113-123.
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Michael William Flores, Saul Granados & Benjamin Lê Cook. (2023) US trends in the association of suicide ideation/behaviors with marijuana use among adolescents ages 12–17 and differences by gender and race/ethnicity. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13.
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David P. Kennedy, Karen Chan Osilla & Joan S. Tucker. (2022) Feasibility of a computer-assisted social network motivational interviewing intervention to reduce substance use and increase supportive connections among emerging adults transitioning from homelessness to housing. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 17:1.
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Stephanie Chassman, Anamika Barman-Adhikari, Hsun-Ta Hsu, Kristin M. Ferguson, Sarah C. Narendorf, Diane Santa Maria, Jama Shelton, Robin Petering & Kimberly Bender. (2022) Prevalence and Correlates of Illicit Substance Use Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Seven Cities Across the United States. Journal of Drug Issues 52:4, pages 488-508.
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Honor Scarlett, Maria Melchior, Camille Davisse-Paturet, Tarik El. Aarbaoui, Cécile Longchamps, Natasha Figueiredo & Simon Ducarroz. (2022) Substance Use Among Residents of Homeless Shelters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From France. International Journal of Public Health 67.
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Maregu Shegaw, Wubalem Fekadu, Michael Beka, Melake Menberu, Kalkidan Yohannes, Solomon Yimer, Mohammed Seid, Mogesie Necho, Solomon Moges & Tamrat Anbesaw. (2022) Problematic substance use and its associated factors among street youth in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13.
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Vincent Wagner, Jorge Flores-Aranda, Ana Cecilia Villela Guilhon, Shane Knight & Karine Bertrand. (2021) How do Past, Present and Future Weigh into Trajectories of Precarity? The Time Perspectives of Young Psychoactive Substance Users Living in Situations of Social Precarity in Montreal. Qualitative Health Research 32:2, pages 195-209.
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Joan S. Tucker, David P. Kennedy, Karen Chan Osilla & Daniela Golinelli. (2021) Motivational network intervention to reduce substance use and increase supportive connections among formerly homeless emerging adults transitioning to housing: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 16:1.
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Micah E. Johnson, Shawnta L. Lloyd, Skye C. Bristol, Giselle Rosel, Ayodeji A. Otufowora & Nathan N. Epps. (2021) Runaway History and Past 30‐Day Opioid Misuse in Justice‐Involved Adolescents. Juvenile and Family Court Journal 72:3, pages 21-35.
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Gabriela Rolova, Beata Gavurova & Benjamin Petruzelka. (2021) Health Literacy, Self-Perceived Health, and Substance Use Behavior among Young People with Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18:8, pages 4337.
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Negash Wakgari, Terefe Woyo, Emnet Kebede, Hirut Gemeda, Wakgari Binu & Gonfa Moti. (2021) Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive Age People in Southern Ethiopia. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2021, pages 1-8.
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Joan S. Tucker, Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Eric R. Pedersen, Anthony Rodriguez & Rick Garvey. (2020) Study protocol for a group-based motivational interviewing brief intervention to reduce substance use and sexual risk behavior among young adults experiencing homelessness. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 15:1.
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Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Mirzazadeh, Willi McFarland, Abedin Iranpour, Armita Shahesmaeili, Jasem Zarei, Ghazal Mousavian, Soheil Mehmandoost & Hamid Sharifi. (2020) Prevalence of substance use and associated risk factors among homeless youth in Iran: A cross-sectional study. Children and Youth Services Review 116, pages 105070.
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John Howard. 2020. Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth. Clinical Care for Homeless, Runaway and Refugee Youth 143 155 .
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Kimberly A. Tyler & Colleen M. Ray. (2019) Risk and protective factors for substance use among youth experiencing homelessness. Children and Youth Services Review 107, pages 104548.
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Getinet Ayano, Light Tsegay, Mebratu Abraha & Kalkidan Yohannes. (2019) Suicidal Ideation and Attempt among Homeless People: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychiatric Quarterly 90:4, pages 829-842.
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Yahya Muhammed Bah. (2018) Drug Abuse among Street Children. Journal of Clinical Research In HIV AIDS And Prevention 3:3, pages 12-45.
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Tomáš Habánik. (2018) Mental health problems as one of the factors in the development and persistence of homelessness. Kontakt 20:2, pages e171-e176.
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Catherine Flynn, Dominique Damant, Simon Lapierre, Geneviève Lessard, Charlotte Gagnon, Vanessa Couturier & Pénélope Couturier. (2018) When structural violences create a context that facilitates sexual assault and intimate partner violence against street-involved young women. Women's Studies International Forum 68, pages 94-103.
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Eric R. Pedersen, Brett A. Ewing, Elizabeth J. D’Amico, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Ann C. Haas & Joan S. Tucker. (2018) Predictors of Retention in an Alcohol and Risky Sex Prevention Program for Homeless Young Adults. Prevention Science 19:4, pages 459-467.
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Diane M. Santa Maria, Sarah C. Narendorf & Matthew B. Cross. (2018) Prevalence and Correlates of Substance Use in Homeless Youth and Young Adults. Journal of Addictions Nursing 29:1, pages 23-31.
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Anamika Barman-Adhikari, Eric Rice, Hailey Winetrobe & Robin Petering. (2015) Social Network Correlates of Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine Use in a Sociometric Network of Homeless Youth. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research 6:3, pages 433-457.
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