Alcohol and drug abuse among young adults who grew up in substitute care — Findings from a Swedish national cohort study

Annika von Borczyskowski, Bo Vinnerljung and Anders Hjern

Children and Youth Services Review, 2013, vol. 35, issue 12, 1954-1961

Abstract: To what extent substitute long term care modifies intergenerational transmission of substance abuse has rarely been investigated. Using register data, we followed a national cohort born 1973–1985 consisting of 1012 national adoptees, 2408 former children from long term foster care, 348/846 environmental siblings of adoptees/foster children, and 952,935 majority population peers, from their 15th birthday to age 27–35. Using Cox regression, we calculated hazard ratios (HR) for hospital care and criminality associated with illicit drug/alcohol abuse, with adjustments for socio-demographic indicators of caring families, and substance abuse in caring and birth parents.

Keywords: Foster care; Adoption; Substance abuse; Cohort study; Longitudinal, Intergenerational transmission; Siblings (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.09.024

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