ArticleThe American journal on addictions
Characteristics of homeless youth who use cocaine and methamphetamine.
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- The global prevalence of mental health disorders among runaway and homeless youth: A meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Modafinil for Treatment of Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials: Efficacité et innocuité du modafinil pour le traitement des troubles liés à l'usage de stimulants de type amphétamine : revue systématique et méta-analyse d'essais randomisés contrôlés par placebo.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding correlates of hepatitis C virus infection among homeless recently paroled men.Journal of forensic nursingTrial
- Sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections testing among people who use substances: findings from the 2023 British Columbia Harm Reduction Client Survey.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Distal and Proximal Stressors Associated With Substance Use among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: The Influence of Race.Youth & society · 2025Article
- Addressing the complex needs of homeless youth with early psychosis and comorbid substance use: a naturalistic longitudinal study of 10 years' experience with EQIIP SOL's specialized outreach service.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Structural Influences on Methamphetamine Use Among Black Sexual Minority Men (HISTORY Study): Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Predictors of Housing Trajectories Among Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness in Los Angeles.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2024Article
- Navigating Evidence, Challenges, and Caution in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of methamphetamine use in transitional age youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability in San Francisco, CA.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2023Article
- A Nurse Case Management HIV Prevention Intervention (Come As You Are) for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Protocol for a Randomized Wait-list Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Substance Use among Street-Connected Children and Adolescents in Ghana and South Africa: A Cross-Country Comparison Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Exploring the Relationship Between Foster Care Experiences and HIV Risk Behaviors Among a Sample of Homeless Former Foster Youth.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Perceived Need and Receipt of Behavioral Health Services at Drop-In Centers among Homeless Youth.Health services research · 2018Article
- Predictors of Retention in an Alcohol and Risky Sex Prevention Program for Homeless Young Adults.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Article
- Hospitalization among street-involved youth who use illicit drugs in Vancouver, Canada: a longitudinal analysis.Harm reduction journal · 2018Article
- Recruitment and Retention of Homeless Youth in a Substance Use and HIV-risk Reduction Program.Field methods · 2018Article
- Exploring the impact of network characteristics on substance use outcomes among homeless former foster youth.International journal of public health · 2017Article
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- Facilitators and Barriers of Drop-In Center Use Among Homeless Youth.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Review
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Abstract
This cross-sectional hepatitis health promotion study (N = 156) was designed to identify correlates of cocaine and methamphetamine use among young, homeless persons living in Los Angeles County. Structured questionnaires were administered at baseline to assess sociodemographic characteristics, drug history, and social support. Unadjusted analysis showed that older age, having a history of incarceration, injection drug use (IDU), 10 or more sexual partners, and sex for money were associated with both cocaine and methamphetamine use. Logistic regression results showed that injection drug users had over seven times greater odds of using each stimulant compared with nonusers of injection drugs; those reporting at least 10 sexual partners and alcohol use in the past 6 months were more likely to use cocaine than their respective counterparts. African Americans were also less likely than Whites to report cocaine use. Understanding of these relationships can guide interventions targeting the multiple challenges faced by this population.
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