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Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality
The main aims of this article are to update the data related to drug and alcohol use in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) who use shelters, and to see if there are significant differences in their drug use depending on their gender and nationality. The article presents an analysis of the inter...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36901020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054007 |
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author | Parés-Bayerri, Alícia Calvo, Fran Font-Mayolas, Sílvia Panadero, Sonia Vázquez, José Juan |
author_facet | Parés-Bayerri, Alícia Calvo, Fran Font-Mayolas, Sílvia Panadero, Sonia Vázquez, José Juan |
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description | The main aims of this article are to update the data related to drug and alcohol use in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) who use shelters, and to see if there are significant differences in their drug use depending on their gender and nationality. The article presents an analysis of the interconnections between the results of drug dependence detection tools (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS)) according to gender and nationality with the intention of identifying specific needs that lead to new lines of research into better approaches to homelessness. A cross-sectional, observational and analytical method was used to analyse the experiences of persons experiencing homelessness who use various shelters in the cities of Madrid, Girona, and Guadalajara (Spain). The results show that there are no gender differences in the risks of using drugs and drug addiction, but there are differences in terms of nationality for drug addiction, with Spanish nationals showing a greater tendency to develop drug addiction. These findings have significant implications, as they highlight socio-cultural and socio-educational influence as risk factors in drug addiction behaviours. |
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spelling | pubmed-100017302023-03-11 Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality Parés-Bayerri, Alícia Calvo, Fran Font-Mayolas, Sílvia Panadero, Sonia Vázquez, José Juan Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The main aims of this article are to update the data related to drug and alcohol use in persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) who use shelters, and to see if there are significant differences in their drug use depending on their gender and nationality. The article presents an analysis of the interconnections between the results of drug dependence detection tools (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS)) according to gender and nationality with the intention of identifying specific needs that lead to new lines of research into better approaches to homelessness. A cross-sectional, observational and analytical method was used to analyse the experiences of persons experiencing homelessness who use various shelters in the cities of Madrid, Girona, and Guadalajara (Spain). The results show that there are no gender differences in the risks of using drugs and drug addiction, but there are differences in terms of nationality for drug addiction, with Spanish nationals showing a greater tendency to develop drug addiction. These findings have significant implications, as they highlight socio-cultural and socio-educational influence as risk factors in drug addiction behaviours. MDPI 2023-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10001730/ /pubmed/36901020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054007 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Parés-Bayerri, Alícia Calvo, Fran Font-Mayolas, Sílvia Panadero, Sonia Vázquez, José Juan Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title | Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title_full | Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title_fullStr | Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title_full_unstemmed | Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title_short | Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality |
title_sort | differences in drug use among persons experiencing homelessness according to gender and nationality |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10001730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36901020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054007 |
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