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Progression to regular heroin use: examination of patterns, predictors, and consequences.


ABSTRACT: The present study retrospectively evaluated the chronology and predictors of substance use progression in current heroin-using individuals.Out-of-treatment heroin users (urinalysis-verified; N=562) were screened for laboratory-based research studies using questionnaires and urinalysis. Comprehensive substance use histories were collected. Between- and within-substance use progression was analyzed using stepwise linear regression models.The strongest predictor of onset of regular heroin use was age at initial heroin use, accounting for 71.8% of variance. The strongest between-substance predictors of regular heroin use were ages at regular alcohol and tobacco use, accounting for 8.1% of variance. Earlier onset of regular heroin use (?20 years) vs. older onset (?30 years) was associated with a more rapid progression from initial to regular use, longer duration of heroin use, more lifetime use-related negative consequences, and greater likelihood of injecting heroin. The majority of participants (79.7%) reported substance use progression consistent with the gateway hypothesis. Gateway-inconsistent individuals were more likely to be African-American and to report younger age at initial use, longer duration of heroin use, and more frequent past-month heroin use.Our findings demonstrate the predictive validity and clinical relevance of evaluating substance use chronology and the gateway hypothesis pattern of progression.

SUBMITTER: Woodcock EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541382 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Progression to regular heroin use: examination of patterns, predictors, and consequences.

Woodcock Eric A EA   Lundahl Leslie H LH   Stoltman Jonathan J K JJ   Greenwald Mark K MK  

Addictive behaviors 20150226


<h4>Background</h4>The present study retrospectively evaluated the chronology and predictors of substance use progression in current heroin-using individuals.<h4>Methods</h4>Out-of-treatment heroin users (urinalysis-verified; N=562) were screened for laboratory-based research studies using questionnaires and urinalysis. Comprehensive substance use histories were collected. Between- and within-substance use progression was analyzed using stepwise linear regression models.<h4>Results</h4>The stron  ...[more]

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