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Taylor and Francis Group, Substance Use & Misuse, 11(49), p. 1491-1503, 2014

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.913631

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Perceived neighborhood safety, recovery capital, and successful outcomes among mothers 10 years after substance abuse treatment

Journal article published in 2014 by Elizabeth Evans ORCID, Libo Li, Samantha Buoncristiani, Yih-Ing Hser
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Abstract

This study examines perceived neighborhood characteristics associated with successful outcome among mothers 10 years after being treated for substance use disorders. Data were obtained from 713 mothers first studied at admission to drug treatment in California in 2000-2002 and followed-up in 2009-2011. At follow-up, 53.6% of mothers had a successful outcome (i.e., no use of illicit drugs and not involved with the criminal justice system). Perceived neighborhood safety almost doubled the odds of success. Perceived neighborhood safety interacted with social involvement, decreasing the odds of success among mothers who reported more versus less neighborhood social involvement. Perceived neighborhood climate is associated with long-term outcomes among mothers with substance use disorders independent of individual-level characteristics, underscoring the need for further efforts to understand its interaction with recovery capital in ways that promote and impede health.