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ArticleEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2018

A naturalistic longitudinal study of the order of service provision with respect to cocaine use and outcomes in an urban homeless sample.

E R Ayvaci, O Obiri, D Pollio, C S North

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E R AyvaciPsychiatry Department,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,Dallas, Texas,USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0421-591X
O ObiriPsychiatry Department,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,Dallas, Texas,USA.
D PollioDepartment of Social Work,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham, Alabama,USA.
C S NorthPsychiatry Department,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,Dallas, Texas,USA.

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aimsLittle is known about outcomes of drug abuse related to attainment of stable housing. This study examined outcomes of cocaine use and service provision in an urban homeless sample.

methodsTwo-year longitudinal study of systematically selected homeless individuals (N = 255) in St. Louis, Missouri from 1999 to 2001. The sample was interviewed three times annually using a structured diagnostic interview. Urine drug testing was conducted at every interview, and service utilisation data were obtained from the structured interviews and the agency-provided service use data.

resultsCocaine use disorder and cocaine use proved to be distinct concepts because they predicted different outcomes across time. Cocaine use predicted subsequent poor housing outcomes, but stable housing had no apparent effect on subsequent use of cocaine. Service use predicted neither subsequent reduced cocaine use nor attainment of stable housing. Services used were appropriate to type of mental health need, but cocaine use may have reduced successful utilisation of appropriate psychiatric services.

conclusionThese findings reinforce the concept that homelessness represents a complex phenomenon and consequently, service systems need to address multiple problems. Service approaches are needed that simultaneously address the complex needs of homeless individuals.

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HousingPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdultCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCommunity Health ServicesFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMissouriOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesSubstance Abuse DetectionCocaineCocaine usehomelessnessHousing Firstpsychiatric disordersservice utilisationsubstance use disorder

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PMID28462748
PMCPMC6998995

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