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The Influence of Neighborhood Characteristics on the Relationship Between Discrimination and Increased Drug-Using Social Ties Among Illicit Drug Users |
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| Authors: | Natalie D. Crawford Luisa N. Borrell Sandro Galea Chandra Ford Carl Latkin Crystal M. Fuller |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, SPH 1 Room 3642, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA 2. CUNY Graduate Center, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA 3. Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th St., New York, NY, 10032, USA 4. Department of Community Health Sciences, Center for Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, 650 Charles E. Young Drive S., Room 16-035, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA 5. Department of Health, Behavior and Society, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA |
| Abstract: | Social discrimination may isolate drug users into higher risk relationships, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhood environments where drug trade occurs. We used negative binomial regression accounting for clustering of individuals within their recruitment neighborhood to investigate the relationship between high-risk drug ties with various forms of social discrimination, neighborhood minority composition, poverty and education. Results show that experiencing discrimination due to drug use is significantly associated with more drug ties in neighborhoods with fewer blacks. Future social network and discrimination research should assess the role of neighborhood social cohesion. |
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