ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2018
Drug use patterns and predictors among homeless youth: Results of an ecological momentary assessment.
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- Distal and Proximal Stressors Associated With Substance Use among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: The Influence of Race.Youth & society · 2025Article
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention to Improve HIV Prevention and Substance Use in Youth Experiencing Homelessness (MY-RIDE): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Real-time antecedents of cannabis use among young adults: An Ecological Momentary Assessment study.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- A Feasibility and Acceptability Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Evaluate Drug Use Patterns Among Midwestern People Who Use Drugs.Journal of drug issues · 2025Article
- Using Risk Terrain Modeling and Geographically-Explicit Ecological Momentary Assessments to Examine Alcohol Use in Adults Experiencing Homelessness.Journal of crime and justice · 2025Article
- Examining Caregiver Practices During Adolescent Outpatient Alcohol Use and Co-Occurring Mental Health Treatment: Protocol for a Dyadic Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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- The underrepresentation of racial/ethnic minorities in research on co-use of nicotine, alcohol, and/or cannabis via ecological momentary assessment methods: A narrative review.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Review
- Mobile Health Interventions for Substance Use Disorders.Annual review of clinical psychology · 2024Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of texting school-aged adolescents to assess daily substance use among community-based black and white youth.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Characterizing tobacco and marijuana use among youth combustible tobacco users experiencing homelessness - considering product type, brand, flavor, frequency, and higher-risk use patterns and predictors.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Ecological Momentary Assessment With Young Adults Who Are Currently or Were Formerly Homeless: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- The Effect of Momentary Affect on Substance Use among Young Adults Who Experience Homelessness.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Exploring multiple drug use by integrating mobile health and qualitative mapping methods - An individual case study.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Patterns of Missing Data With Ecological Momentary Assessment Among People Who Use Drugs: Feasibility Study Using Pilot Study Data.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Using mobile health technologies to test the association of cocaine use with sexual desire and risky sexual behaviors among people with and without HIV who use illicit stimulants.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol and drug use is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is highly prevalent among homeless youth. Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) have been used to examine the effect of urges on drug use, though not among homeless youth.
objectivesWe assessed the patterns of drug use and the correlation between real-time contextual factors and drug use using EMA collected daily. We identified predictors of drug use among a sample of homeless youth 18-25 years old in Houston, Texas.
methodsHomeless youth (n = 66, 62% male) were recruited from a drop-in center between September 2015 and May 2016. We used generalized linear mixed models and cross-validation methods to determine the best predictive model of drug use.
resultsThe overall drug use was high: 61% and 32% of participants reported using drugs or alcohol at least one day, respectively. Marijuana and synthetic marijuana use (i.e., Kush, K2, incense packs) were reported most frequently; 86% and 13% of the total drug use EMAs, respectfully. Drug use urge was reported on 26% of days and was the highest on drug use days. Drug use was predicted by discrimination, pornography use, alcohol use, and urges for drugs, alcohol, and to steal.
conclusionsEMA can be used to predict drug use among homeless youth. Drug use treatment among homeless youth should address the role of experiencing discrimination, pornography and alcohol use, and urge management strategies on drug use. Research is needed to determine if EMA informed just-in-time interventions targeting these predictors can reduce use.
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