Table III.
Association between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and substance use in the 30 days before incarceration among individuals incarcerated in a County Detention Facility, 2017–2018 (N = 96)
| Metha | Heroina | Opiatesa | Cocainea | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | aOR | 95% CI | |
| Adverse childhood experience score | 1.24 | 1.05, 1.47 | 1.17 | 0.95, 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.00, 1.61 | 1.16 | 0.90, 1.48 |
| Did you live with anyone who was depressed, mentally ill, or suicidal? | 1.41 | 0.53, 3.76 | 3.12 | 0.89, 10.88 | 4.70 | 1.17, 18.80 | 2.27 | 0.56, 9.24 |
| Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic? | 1.63 | 0.65, 4.09 | 1.53 | 0.46, 5.06 | 2.58 | 0.71, 9.40 | 1.97 | 0.48, 8.00 |
| Did you live with anyone who used illegal street drugs or who abused prescription medications? | 2.35 | 0.93, 5.96 | 2.96 | 0.89, 9.85 | 3.68 | 1.05, 12.86 | 1.93 | 0.50, 7.40 |
| Did you live with anyone who served time or was sentenced to serve time in a prison, jail, or other correctional facility? | 3.61 | 1.36, 9.57 | 2.08 | 0.58, 7.53 | 2.20 | 0.59, 8.18 | 1.60 | 0.39, 6.60 |
| Were your parents separated or divorced? | 1.88 | 0.76, 4.67 | 1.30 | 0.40, 4.23 | 2.48 | 0.66, 9.27 | 0.73 | 0.19, 2.78 |
| How often did your parents or adults in your home ever slap, hit, kick, punch, or beat each other up? | 2.62 | 0.95, 7.23 | 1.30 | 0.68, 2.50 | 1.32 | 0.35, 5.04 | 1.60 | 0.36, 7.11 |
| How often did a parent or adult in your home ever hit, beat, kick, or physically hurt you in any way? Do not include spanking. | 1.76 | 0.70, 4.43 | 2.26 | 0.69, 7.45 | 0.71 | 0.20, 2.52 | 1.61 | 0.40, 6.45 |
| How often did a parent or adult in your home ever swear at you, insult you, or put you down? | 1.45 | 0.53, 3.92 | 0.94 | 0.28, 3.17 | 1.00 | 0.27, 3.66 | 1.27 | 0.28, 5.66 |
| How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult ever touch you sexually? (% yes) | 2.21 | 0.72, 6.79 | 1.27 | 0.24, 6.58 | 3.07 | 0.64, 14.77 | 1.09 | 0.21, 5.54 |
| How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult try to make you touch sexually? | 3.13 | 1.04, 9.46 | 2.46 | 0.53, 11.31 | 4.86 | 1.11, 21.28 | 2.25 | 0.48, 10.57 |
| How often did anyone at least 5 years older than you or an adult force you to have sex? | 2.13 | 0.58, 7.77 | 0.79 | 0.09, 7.14 | 1.89 | 0.38, 9.35 | 4.00 | 0.71, 22.51 |
Abbreviations: Adjusted odds ratio (aOR); confidence interval (CI)
All models are adjusted for age, sex and race/ethnicity
a
Use in the 30 days prior to incarceration