US: Early Trauma Increases Risk for Later Substance Abuse (Commentary)
Clinical Advisor – December 02, 2021
Adults with substance use disorders are more likely to have suffered trauma as children, according to study findings published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Trauma could include emotional, physical and sexual abuse, neglect, mental illness, divorce and separation, substance misuse, and other issues. “There is a difference in risk profiles between families involved in child welfare due primarily to substance misuse and those where substance misuse was not the main issue,” said Elinam Dellor, PhD, MPH, lead author of the study and senior researcher at The Ohio State University College of Social Work. “When you add substance use to an already vulnerable sample of adults that may help explain why these adults report higher levels of trauma exposure.”
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