TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Religiousness and substance use in children of opiate addicts
JO  - Journal of substance abuse
A1  - Miller, L.
A1  - Weissman, M.
A1  - Gur, M.
A1  - Adams, P.
SP  - 323
EP  - 336
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - PURPOSE: To investigate among children of opiate addicts a potential protective effect of religiousness (broadly defined in the literature to include religious beliefs, practice, and tradition) against onset of substance use. METHODS: Subjects were 161 opiate-addicted biological parents recruited from methadone maintenance programs in the New York metropolitan area, their 279 children, and 63 non-opiate-addicted parents with whom the child had daily contact. Childhood onset of substance use was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children (K-SADS); parental DSM-III-R diagnosis of opiate addiction was assessed using the SADS-Lifetime Version (SADS-L). RESULTS: Religiousness in children of opiate addicts was associated with a substantially decreased likelihood of onset of substance use. Parent-child concordance of religiousness showed additional protective qualities with respect to religious denomination in opiate-addicted parent and with respect to the personal importance of religion and frequent attendance of religious services in non-opiate-addicted parents. CONCLUSION: Religiousness protects against substance use among children of opiate addicts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0899-3289
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -