Introduction We know little about the prevalence and patterns of substance use during incarceration, and we know even less about comparative substance use patterns by gender. To address these gaps in the literature, this study used latent class analysis (LCA) to...
Topic: Substance use
Childhood adversity classes of incarcerated men and their association with prison-based psychological distress and substance use
The current article investigates the association between childhood adversity histories and prison-based psychological distress and substance use with an incarcerated adult male sample using a person-centered approach. Our study uses self-reported data from 943 men...
The association between substance use and mental health symptoms among incarcerated male in Spain
This paper explores the association between substance use prior to and during incarceration and between psychiatric distress and substance use during incarceration. A sample of 943 male residents from three prisons located in Spain completed a self-report...
Predictors of substance use among male prisoners in Spain: The role of childhood abuse and social support
Objective: Substance use among incarcerated people is prevalent in prisons worldwide. Little is known, however, about the factors associated with substance use during incarceration. Of special interest is the role of childhood abuse and social support on prison-based...



