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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Autores: Parés Bayerri, Alícia, Calvo, Fran, Font Mayolas, Sílvia, Panadero, Sonia, Vázquez, José Juan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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homelessness
substance use disorders
drug abuse
addiction
immigrants
mental health
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spelling Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and NationalityParés Bayerri, AlíciaCalvo, FranFont Mayolas, SílviaPanadero, SoniaVázquez, José JuanSpainhomelessnesssubstance use disordersdrug abuseaddictionimmigrantsmental healthPsicología (Psicología)61 PsicologíaThe 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.MPDIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20232023-02-2320232023-02-23journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73127reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/731272026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv 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
spellingShingle Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality
Parés Bayerri, Alícia
Spain
homelessness
substance use disorders
drug abuse
addiction
immigrants
mental health
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
title_short 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_sort Differences in Drug Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness According to Gender and Nationality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Parés Bayerri, Alícia
Calvo, Fran
Font Mayolas, Sílvia
Panadero, Sonia
Vázquez, José Juan
author Parés Bayerri, Alícia
author_facet Parés Bayerri, Alícia
Calvo, Fran
Font Mayolas, Sílvia
Panadero, Sonia
Vázquez, José Juan
author_role author
author2 Calvo, Fran
Font Mayolas, Sílvia
Panadero, Sonia
Vázquez, José Juan
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Spain
homelessness
substance use disorders
drug abuse
addiction
immigrants
mental health
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
topic Spain
homelessness
substance use disorders
drug abuse
addiction
immigrants
mental health
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
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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