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The Role of Illicit Drug Use in Family and Domestic Violence in Australia

Coomber, Kerri, Mayshak, Richelle, Liknaitzky, Paul, Curtis, Ashlee, Walker, Arlene, Hyder, Shannon and Miller, Peter 2021, The Role of Illicit Drug Use in Family and Domestic Violence in Australia, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 15-16, pp. NP8247-NP8267, doi: 10.1177/0886260519843288.

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Title The Role of Illicit Drug Use in Family and Domestic Violence in Australia
Author(s) Coomber, Kerri
Mayshak, RichelleORCID iD for Mayshak, Richelle orcid.org/0000-0003-2075-9447
Liknaitzky, PaulORCID iD for Liknaitzky, Paul orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-2263
Curtis, AshleeORCID iD for Curtis, Ashlee orcid.org/0000-0001-9182-2840
Walker, ArleneORCID iD for Walker, Arlene orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-9729
Hyder, ShannonORCID iD for Hyder, Shannon orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-3819
Miller, PeterORCID iD for Miller, Peter orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-5437
Journal name Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume number 36
Issue number 15-16
Start page NP8247
End page NP8267
Publisher SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of publication United States
Publication date 2021-08-01
ISSN 0886-2605
1552-6518
Keyword(s) Social Sciences
Criminology & Penology
Family Studies
Psychology, Applied
Psychology
intimate partner violence
family violence
other violence
drug use
demographics
injury
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
DEPENDENCE SCALE SDS
MENTAL-HEALTH
ALCOHOL
WOMEN
PERPETRATION
IMPULSIVITY
SEVERITY
ABUSE
Summary Drug use has been shown to interact in complex ways with the occurrence and prevalence of family and domestic violence (FDV), with illicit drug use being associated with an increased risk for FDV. The current study aims to extend upon the literature by investigating the role of illicit drugs in intimate partner violence (IPV), family violence (FV), and other violence (violence between people other than partners or family) within a representative Australian sample ( n = 5,118). Participants were recruited through an online survey panel and completed an online self-report survey assessing the role of alcohol and other drugs on violence, with a specific focus on FDV. Binary logistic regression showed that respondents who reported having used any illicit drug in the past 12 months (with or without alcohol use) had over three times the odds of experiencing any violence in the past 12 months (OR = 3.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [2.25, 4.48]) compared with those not using illicit drugs. Furthermore, drug involvement in FDV (IPV or FV) was significantly more likely than other violent incident types (OR = 1.65, 95% CI = [1.25, 2.19]). For the most recent FDV incident, age group was the only significant demographic predictor of drug involvement at this incident; younger age groups were over twice as likely to report drug involvement than those over 65 years of age. Drug involvement at the most recent FDV incident was also associated with over twice the odds of injury (OR = 2.38, 95% CI = [1.67, 3.38]) and significantly greater negative life impact. The findings that drug use increases both the risk for and impact of FDV indicate the need for policy that advocates for interventions addressing both drug use and violence in combination.
Language eng
DOI 10.1177/0886260519843288
Field of Research 1602 Criminology
1607 Social Work
1701 Psychology
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Free to Read? Yes
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30120833

Document type: Journal Article
Collections: Faculty of Health
School of Psychology
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