ArticleAddictive behaviors2009
Marriage and relationship closeness as predictors of cocaine and heroin use.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Marital quality and health: a meta-analytic review.Psychological bulletin · 2014Pooled it
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- Do 12-step meeting attendance trajectories over 9 years predict abstinence?Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2012Trial
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- The Opioid Epidemic: A Review of the Contributing Factors, Negative Consequences, and Best Practices.Cureus · 2023Review
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- Marital status and all-cause mortality rate in older adults: a population-based prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- Comparison of Psychopathologic Characteristics between Individuals Undergoing Methadone Maintenance Treatment, Opioid Dependents, and Control Group.Addiction & health · 2022Article
- The Impacts of Social Support and Relationship Characteristics on Commitment to Sobriety Among People in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
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Abstract
Marriage has been cited as a protective factor against drug use, but the relationship between marriage and drug use has not been explored longitudinally during addiction treatment. The current study assessed individual trajectories of substance use during treatment as a function of marital status and perceived closeness of the marital relationship. A parallel-process growth model was used to (1) estimate the rate of change in percentage of cocaine-positive and heroin-positive urine samples, and (2) examine the relationship between marital status and drug use trajectories over 35 weeks, during and after treatment. Percent days of use for both drugs were lowest for married participants across all time points. Among married participants, reporting a close relationship with one's partner predicted less cocaine and heroin use. These findings suggest that being married and having a close relationship with one's spouse are associated with better outcomes over time. The causal nature of the association is suggested by previous research that has demonstrated the effectiveness of couples therapy as an adjunct to methadone maintenance.
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