Soto-Nevarez Arturo, Stevens Ed, Jason Leonard A
DePaul University.
Alcohol Treat Q. 2021;39(2):238-250. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2020.1862007. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
The need for housing is an important concern for most women about to be released from prison, especially by those that need substance use treatment. This study explored the association between housing settings, relationships, and substance use. Two hundred adult females that had endorsed previous incarceration within the past two years participated in the initial baseline study. This study used multi-level modeling to analyze if housing settings and/or relationships within a living condition are associated with substance use. Results indicated that participants in homeless, and mutual settings used substances significantly more than participants in their own house or apartment. Participants that were in controlled, residential and transitional settings used significantly less than those living in their own house or apartment. Living with parents, family, or sexual partner significantly increased substance use. Utilizing these results to plan housing arrangements before women are released from correctional facilities may be beneficial for substance use recovery. Currently, there is no literature that directly measures the relationship between distinct housing settings, as well as the relationships that exist within them and substance use.
住房需求是大多数即将出狱的女性，尤其是那些需要药物使用治疗的女性所关注的重要问题。本研究探讨了住房环境、人际关系与药物使用之间的关联。两百名在过去两年内曾有过入狱经历的成年女性参与了初始基线研究。本研究采用多层次模型分析居住环境中的住房环境和/或人际关系是否与药物使用有关。结果表明，无家可归者和共同居住环境中的参与者使用药物的频率明显高于自有房屋或公寓中的参与者。处于受管控、居住和过渡性环境中的参与者使用药物的频率明显低于居住在自有房屋或公寓中的参与者。与父母、家人或性伴侣同住会显著增加药物使用。在女性从惩教机构获释前利用这些结果来规划住房安排，可能有利于药物使用康复。目前，尚无文献直接衡量不同住房环境之间的关系，以及其中存在的人际关系与药物使用之间的关系。
