This study describes the
extent to which methamphetamine users perceive that their methamphetamine use
has resulted in violent behavior, and describes the level of self-reported
prevalence of specific violent criminal behaviors irrespective of
methamphetamine use.
Predictors of these two violence-related indicators, in
terms of potential correlates from substance use history, criminal history, and
health risk domains are examined. Data are from extensive interviews of 350
methamphetamine users who received substance use treatment in a large
California county.
A majority (56%) perceived that their methamphetamine use
resulted in violent behavior; 59% reported specific violent criminal behaviors.
For more than half of those reporting violent criminal behavior, this behavior
pattern began before methamphetamine initiation. Thus, for a subsample of
methamphetamine users, violence may be related to factors other than
methamphetamine use.
Users' perceptions that their methamphetamine use resulted
in violence appears strongest for those with the most severe
methamphetamine-related problems, particularly paranoia.
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By:
1Research Statistician, Principal
Investigator, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Biobehavioral
Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los
Angeles; 11075 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025
2Staff Research Associate, Integrated
Substance Abuse Programs, Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen
School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 11075 Santa Monica
Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Please address correspondence to M. L. Brecht, UCLA
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 11075 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 100, Los
Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 267-5275, Email: ude.alcu@thcerbl
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