ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2021
Religiosity and substance use in U.S. adults: Findings from a large-scale national survey.
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- Association Between Religiosity and Spirituality and Cocaine Use: A Systematic Review.Journal of religion and health · 2024Pooled it
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- Coping strategy as a predictor of illicit drug use among persons who inject drugs.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- The association between psychopathic traits and religiosity/spirituality among incarcerated adults.Personality and individual differences · 2025Article
- Maternal Religiosity and Adolescent Substance Use: A UK Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Religiosity and the relationship between sexual trauma, alcohol use, and sleep quality: a moderated mediation model.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2025Article
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- Latent Trajectories of Persistence of Cannabis Use Across Four Decades in 329 Men From the San Diego Prospective Study.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Coping Strategies and Associated Symptom Burden Among Patients With Advanced Cancer.The oncologist · 2024Article
- Military service and risk of subsequent drug use disorders among Swedish men.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent decades, the US religious landscape has undergone considerable change such as a decline in religious service attendance. These changes may indicate that religious social support structures have deteriorated, possibly leading to a decrease in strengths of associations with substance use. Considering this, and given limitations of past studies (e.g., limited control for potential confounders), large-scale general population studies are needed to reexamine associations between religiosity domains and substance use.
methodsThis cross-sectional study used data from the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (N = 36,309). In unadjusted and adjusted models, controlling for religiosity domains and other covariates, we examined associations between three religiosity domains (importance of religiosity/spirituality, service attendance, and religious affiliation) and DSM-5 SUD. Focusing on service attendance, we also examined associations with other substance use-related outcomes.
resultsAmong religiosity domains, only frequency of service attendance was associated with SUD across most substances. Frequent service attendees had lower odds of alcohol use disorder (adjusted OR [aOR] = 0.4, 95 % CI 0.33,0.51), tobacco use disorder (aOR = 0.3, 95 % CI 0.22,0.33) and cannabis use disorder (aOR = 0.4, 95 % CI 0.24,0.68), compared to non-service attendees. For alcohol and tobacco, the protective effect of frequent service attendance was more robust for SUD than for respective substance use.
conclusionsDespite decreasing rates of religious belief and practice in the US, service attendance independently lowered the odds of substance use and SUD across multiple substances. Results may inform religious leaders and clinicians about the value of utilizing religious social support structures in the prevention and treatment of substance use and SUD.
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