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Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification.

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Puffer, ES; Skalski, LM; Meade, CS
Published in: Journal of religion and health
December 2012

Relapse rates remain high among people with opioid dependence. Identifying psychosocial factors associated with outcomes is important for informing behavioral treatments. This study examined religious coping, opioid use, and 12-step participation among 45 participants receiving inpatient opioid detoxification at baseline and follow-up. At baseline, higher positive coping was related to less frequent opioid use pre-admission (β = -.44, p < .001) and history of 12-step participation (OR = 2.33, p < .05). Decreases in negative coping after discharge predicted less opioid use (β = .55, p < .001), and increases in positive coping predicted more frequent 12-step program participation (β = .42, p < .05). Positive religious coping may be protective, while negative religious coping may be a barrier to treatment.

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Published In

Journal of religion and health

DOI

EISSN

1573-6571

ISSN

0022-4197

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

51

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1226 / 1238

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
  • Spirituality
  • Social Psychology
  • Recurrence
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Inactivation, Metabolic
 

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Puffer, E. S., Skalski, L. M., & Meade, C. S. (2012). Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification. Journal of Religion and Health, 51(4), 1226–1238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9418-8
Puffer, Eve S., Linda M. Skalski, and Christina S. Meade. “Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification.Journal of Religion and Health 51, no. 4 (December 2012): 1226–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9418-8.
Puffer ES, Skalski LM, Meade CS. Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification. Journal of religion and health. 2012 Dec;51(4):1226–38.
Puffer, Eve S., et al. “Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification.Journal of Religion and Health, vol. 51, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 1226–38. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10943-010-9418-8.
Puffer ES, Skalski LM, Meade CS. Changes in religious coping and relapse to drug use among opioid-dependent patients following inpatient detoxification. Journal of religion and health. 2012 Dec;51(4):1226–1238.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of religion and health

DOI

EISSN

1573-6571

ISSN

0022-4197

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

51

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1226 / 1238

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
  • Spirituality
  • Social Psychology
  • Recurrence
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Inactivation, Metabolic