ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2016
The influence of childhood welfare participation on adulthood substance use: evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
Article in The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The impact of cash and near-cash social policies on substance use outcomes: a scoping review.Health affairs scholar · 2026Review
- A scoping review of social determinants of health's impact on substance use disorders over the life course.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Welfare Participation in Childhood as a Predictor of Cigarette Use in Adulthood in the United States.Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · 2019Article
- Exploring the relationship between welfare participation in childhood and depression in adulthood in the United States.Social science research · 2018Article
- Household Financial Assets Inequity and Health Disparities Among Young Adults: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe associations between early life-socioeconomic status and health, specifically substance use, are well substantiated. The vulnerabilities associated with adversity in childhood, particularly poverty, can have a cumulative effect on an individual's risk and resilience throughout the life course. While several studies substantiate the relationship between substance use and welfare participation, less known is the impact of and prevalence of behavioral health problems later in life among young adults who were welfare recipients before age 18.
objectiveThis article explores whether childhood welfare participation before the age of 18 years influences substance use until young adulthood (24-34 years).
methodsThis study used Add Health data with sample sizes ranging from 12,042 to 12,324 respondents, and propensity score matching methods to balance the samples and account for selection bias. Matched data were then used to run a series of regression models.
resultsThose who participated in welfare before the age of 18 years had a significant lower probability of remaining substance-free until young adulthood (marijuana-free by 30%, p < 0.001; and other illicit substances-free by 16%, p < 0.05). However, no significant between-group differences were found on any of the alcohol-related variables.
conclusionsFindings highlight long-term behavioral health risks, especially substance use, faced by young adults who participated in welfare before the age of 18 years. Acknowledging the vulnerabilities associated with welfare participation and living in poverty could help increase the effectiveness of program and treatment efforts. The prevention of long-term behavioral health disorders hinges on early diagnosis and intervention.
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