Criminality and Sexual Behaviours in Substance Dependents Seeking Treatment

The aim of this study was to investigate the link between violence, crime, and sexual behavior among patients with substance-related disorder admitted to a specialized inpatient care unit. 

This was a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics, drug of choice (DOC), questions about sexual behavior, and instruments to evaluate the severity of dependence (SADD, DAST, FTND), level of impulsivity (BIS-11), and a screening sex addiction scale. 

The sample consisted of 587 adult subjects, of which 

• 82.3% were men, 
• 66.4% had used cocaine (sniffed and smoked) as their DOC, 
• 24.4% had a history with the criminal justice system, 
• 26.8% had committed crimes, 
• 19.3% had engaged in violent behavior, and 
• 12.2% had been involved in drug trafficking. 

In this sample, crime was strongly associated with various sexual behaviors and the severity of substance dependence

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By:  Diehl A¹, Pillon SC², Dos Santos MA³, Rassool GH⁴, Laranjeira R⁵.

¹a National Institute of Alcohol and Drugs Policy (INPAD), Psychiatrist, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) , Psychiatric Department , São Paulo , Brazil.

²b Professor, University of São Paulo (USP) , Psychiatric Nursing and Human Science Department, Faculty of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development , Ribeirão Preto , Brazil.

³c Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto , University of São Paulo, São Paulo , Brazil.

⁴d Professor and Executive Director, Sakina Counselling Institute , Port Louis , Republic of Mauritius.

⁵e Psychiatrist, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) , Psychiatric Department , São Paulo , Brazil.

J Psychoactive Drugs. 2016 Apr-Jun;48(2):124-134.

  

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