Currently in recovery (n = 693; 52.4%) | Used to be in recovery (n = 251; 19.0%) | Never in recovery (n = 379; 28.6%) | ||||||
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Variable | % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | p | r2 |
Demographics | ||||||||
Gender | 0.00 | 0.01 | ||||||
Male | 62.5 | 2.07 | 74.9 | 3.06 | 64.7 | 2.86 | ||
Female | 37.5 | 2.07 | 25.1 | 3.06 | 35.3 | 2.86 | ||
Age | < 0.001 | 0.02 | ||||||
18–24 (emerging adulthood) | 7.5 | 1.36 | 10.3 | 2.45 | 13.0 | 2.43 | ||
25–49 (young adults) | 59.1 | 2.13 | 65.5 | 3.44 | 65.4 | 2.94 | ||
50–64 (mid-life stage adults) | 21.9 | 1.64 | 17.9 | 2.52 | 14.8 | 1.81 | ||
65+ (older adults) | 11.6 | 1.21 | 6.3 | 1.54 | 6.9 | 1.41 | ||
Ethnicity | 0.05 | 0.01 | ||||||
White | 89.4 | 1.44 | 89.4 | 2.45 | 93.6 | 1.40 | ||
Ethnic Minority | 10.6 | 1.44 | 10.6 | 2.45 | 6.4 | 1.40 | ||
Substance use | ||||||||
Time since problem resolution (in years) | 0.59 | 0.00 | ||||||
0–5 years | 53.1 | 2.27 | 50.0 | 3.90 | 55.0 | 3.49 | ||
> 5–15 years | 31.8 | 2.11 | 35.7 | 3.77 | 32.9 | 3.46 | ||
> 15 years | 15.1 | 1.45 | 14.3 | 2.34 | 12.1 | 1.85 | ||
Number of substances ever identified as a problem | 0.03 | 0.01 | ||||||
1 substance | 64.8 | 2.14 | 58.1 | 3.86 | 67.1 | 3.10 | ||
2 substances | 18.0 | 1.68 | 23.3 | 3.53 | 20.9 | 2.72 | ||
3 + substances | 17.2 | 1.72 | 18.6 | 2.99 | 12.0 | 2.19 | ||
Age of onset of first substance | 0.56 | 0.00 | ||||||
< 15 years of age | 54.1 | 2.21 | 57.7 | 3.69 | 53.6 | 3.13 | ||
≥ 15 years of age | 45.9 | 2.21 | 42.4 | 3.69 | 46.4 | 3.13 | ||
Age of onset of problem substance | 0.99 | 0.00 | ||||||
< 15 years of age | 41.1 | 2.22 | 41.5 | 3.74 | 40.9 | 3.15 | ||
≥ 15 years of age | 58.9 | 2.22 | 58.5 | 3.74 | 59.1 | 3.15 | ||
Primary substance | < 0.001 | 0.03 | ||||||
Alcohol | 62.1 | 2.19 | 53.0 | 3.78 | 54.0 | 3.16 | ||
Cannabis | 16.1 | 1.71 | 26.1 | 3.43 | 23.9 | 2.77 | ||
Cocaine | 5.3 | 0.98 | 3.1 | 1.26 | 8.7 | 1.86 | ||
Opiates (heroin, other opiates) | 7.3 | 1.14 | 5.8 | 1.72 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
Amphetamine | 3.2 | 0.79 | 7.4 | 2.05 | 4.2 | 1.15 | ||
Other (benzodiazepines, hallucinogens, new psychoactive substances) | 6.0 | 1.14 | 4.7 | 1.65 | 4.3 | 1.42 | ||
Current substance use | < 0.001 | 0.05 | ||||||
Abstinent from all drugs/alcohol | 47.0 | 1.90 | 25.9 | 2.80 | 27.2 | 2.30 | < 0.001 | 0.05 |
Abstinent from primary problematic substance | 54.5 | 1.90 | 32.7 | 3.00 | 36.5 | 2.50 | < 0.001 | 0.04 |
Mental health (lifetime mental health disorder diagnoses) | ||||||||
Alcohol or other drug use disorder | 31.8 | 2.06 | 19.3 | 2.90 | 9.5 | 1.80 | < 0.001 | 0.07 |
Mood disorder | 25.1 | 2.01 | 28.1 | 3.41 | 16.8 | 2.22 | < 0.001 | 0.01 |
Anxiety disorder | 39.6 | 2.19 | 39.8 | 3.69 | 27.5 | 2.79 | < 0.001 | 0.02 |
PTSD | 14.9 | 1.58 | 10.7 | 2.05 | 7.2 | 1.82 | < 0.001 | 0.01 |
Other mental health disorder | 11.9 | 1.34 | 10.8 | 2.22 | 11.9 | 1.78 | 0.89 | 0.00 |
Never been diagnosed | 21.6 | 1.84 | 24.5 | 3.31 | 35.6 | 3.02 | < 0.001 | 0.02 |
Record of arrest | < 0.001 | 0.02 | ||||||
Never been arrested | 56.6 | 2.23 | 59.1 | 3.7 | 62.0 | 3.10 | ||
Yes – not in the last year | 37.7 | 2.18 | 39.4 | 3.67 | 37.0 | 2.18 | ||
Yes – in the last year | 5.7 | 1.08 | 1.4 | 0.91 | 1.0 | 0.59 | ||
Use of recovery support | ||||||||
Used formal treatment | 36.8 | 2.11 | 33.7 | 3.68 | 15.3 | 2.36 | < 0.001 | 0.05 |
Used recovery support services | 30.7 | 2.06 | 23.2 | 3.32 | 6.23 | 1.53 | < 0.001 | 0.08 |
Used mutual-help groups | 33.0 | 2.04 | 28.5 | 3.49 | 12.4 | 2.26 | < 0.001 | 0.05 |
Quality of life (M, SD) | ||||||||
Recovery Capital | 4.45 | 0.83 | 4.29 | 0.93 | 4.23 | 0.85 | < 0.001 | 0.12 |
Quality of life (8 items) | 25.3 | 6.93 | 24.6 | 7.00 | 25.9 | 7.34 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
Happiness (1 item, 1–5 scale) | 3.12 | 1.01 | 3.0 | 1.13 | 3.08 | 1.15 | 0.53 | 0.00 |
Self-esteem (1 item, 1–5 scale) | 2.60 | 1.25 | 2.6 | 1.20 | 2.60 | 1.22 | 0.61 | 0.00 |
Psychological distress (Kessler 6) | 9.50 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 6.20 | 9.20 | 6.16 | 0.39 | 0.00 |