A naturalistic longitudinal study of the order of service provision with respect to cocaine use and outcomes in an urban homeless sample

• Published in: Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 611 - 618
• Main Authors: Ayvaci, E. R., Obiri, O., Pollio, D., North, C. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol; Behavior disorders; Cocaine; Cocaine - urine; Cocaine-Related Disorders - diagnosis; Cocaine-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Cocaine-Related Disorders - therapy; Community Health Services - statistics & numerical data; Drug abuse; Drugs; Female; Health needs; Homeless people; Homeless Persons - psychology; Homeless Persons - statistics & numerical data; Homelessness; Housing; Humans; Interviews; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mental disorders; Mental health; Mental health services; Middle Aged; Missouri - epidemiology; Narcotics; Original; Original Articles; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance abuse treatment; Substance use disorder; Urban areas; Urban Population; Urine; Missouri; substance use disorder; Housing First; Cocaine use; homelessness; service utilisation; psychiatric disorders

Little is known about outcomes of drug abuse related to attainment of stable housing. This study examined outcomes of cocaine use and service provision in an urban homeless sample. Two-year longitudinal study of systematically selected homeless individuals (N = 255) in St. Louis, Missouri from 1999...