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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2011 Jan;17(1):61-8.
doi: 10.1177/1078345810385915.

Hazardously drinking women leaving jail: time to first drink

Jennifer G Clarke  1 , Bradley J Anderson, Michael D Stein
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Hazardously drinking women leaving jail: time to first drink

Jennifer G Clarke et al. J Correct Health Care. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

This study evaluated time to first drink in women being released from jail to determine predictors of early relapse among women with hazardous drinking and HIV risk behaviors. Between February 2004 and June 2007, 245 participants were recruited from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Following the baseline assessment, participants were randomized to a motivational intervention group or to a control condition. Follow-up assessments at 1, 3, and 6 months were completed for 210 participants. Alcohol use during follow-up occurred in 86.7% of participants, 42.4% initiated alcohol use on Day 1. The rate of initiation was associated with norms favorable to using alcohol (p < .01) and having a partner with an alcohol problem (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.62, p < .01). The rate of drink initiation decreased significantly (HR = 0.82, p < .05) as length of incarceration increased. The intervention was not associated with decreased drinking. Interventions to maintain abstinence need to reach women within their first days postrelease.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00237003.

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The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article. For information about JCHC’s disclosure policy, please see the Self-Study Exam.

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Survival Time to First Drink Following Release
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