Characteristics of abstainers from substance use and antisocial behavior in the United States

Michael G. Vaughn; Qiang Fu; Stephen J. Wernet; Matt DeLisi; Kevin M. Beaver; Brian E. Perron; Matthew O. Howard

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.02.003

Characteristics of abstainers from substance use and antisocial behavior in the United States

Michael G. Vaughn, Qiang Fu, Stephen J. Wernet, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, Brian E. Perron, Matthew O. Howard

Graduate School of Social Welfare

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Abstract

Purpose: Whether lifetime abstainer's antisocial behavior is maladjusted or well-adjusted is unresolved. The aim of this study was to compare abstainers (defined as persons with no lifetime use of alcohol and other drugs and non-engagement in antisocial or delinquent behavior) with non-abstainers across a range of sociodemographic and mental health characteristics in the United States. Methods: Data were derived from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Structured psychiatric interviews (N = 43,093) using the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule - DSM-IV version (AUDADIS-IV) were completed by trained lay interviewers between 2001 and 2002. Results: The prevalence of abstaining was 11 percent. Abstainers were significantly more likely to be female, Asian and African-American, born outside the U.S., and less likely to be unemployed. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that abstainers were significantly less likely to evidence lifetime mood, anxiety, or personality disorder compared to non-abstainers. Conclusions: Findings indicate that abstainers are not maladapted and are comparatively more functional than non-abstainers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-217
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2011.02.003
Publication status	Published - 2011 May

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NESARC was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism with additional support provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse . The authors are grateful for support from NIH grants: DA021405 (Dr. Howard), K07CA104119 (Dr. Fu), P50 HD052117 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health and Human Development, the Greater Texas Foundation and the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin. The contents of the article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the National Institutes of Health.

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