Importancia del apoyo social en la permanencia de la abstinencia del consumo de drogas / Social support as a protective factor of recurrence after drug addiction treatment
Rev. méd. Chile
; 136(2): 169-178, feb. 2008. tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-483236
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Lack of social support can be one of the factors that influences recurrences of drug consumption after treatment of addictions. Aim:
To assess the role of social support in maintaining drug abstinence after treatment. Material andmethods:
We studied 306 subjects that were treated in drug addiction centers, financed by the National Council for Drug Control (CONACE). At discharge, social and demographic data were recorded and the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) questionnaire was given to evaluate social support. Subjects that achieved abstinence at the moment of discharge were contacted six months later and interrogated about eventual drug consumption thereafter.Results:
One hundred fifty three (76 percent male, aged 32 ± 10 years) of 197 abstinent subjects at discharge, were located six months later. Of these, 108 (71 percent) were not consuming drugs. On univariate analysis, social support had a protective effect against recurrence of drug consumption (OR - 0.98; CI 95 percent = 0.96-0.99). This effect remained significant after adjusting for age, sex, occupational situation, mental health self-assessment, family history of alcohol and drug consumption, type of drug treatment and type of discharge as confounding variables (OR = 0.97; CI 95 percent = 0.94-0.99).Conclusions:
These data provide evidence that social support protects against recurrence into drug consumption at ¡east up to six months. Long-term effects should be evaluated.
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
/
SDG3 -Target 3.5 Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
Health problem:
Target 3.5: Prevention and treatment of consumption of psychoactive substances
/
Alcohol
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Social Support
/
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
/
Substance-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
/
Etiology study
/
Incidence study
/
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
/
Qualitative research
/
Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Gobierno de Chile/CL
/
Universidad de Chile/CL