Similarities and Differences in Victimization Risk Factors for Nonoffending and Offending Substance Users |
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| Authors: | Ingeborg Skjærvø Thomas Clausen Svetlana Skurtveit Kristine Fiksdal Abel Anne Bukten |
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| Institution: | 1. Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research (SERAF), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;2. Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway |
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| Abstract: | In this cross-sectional study of substance users in Norway, the authors describe the patterns of victimization and investigate the factors associated with victimization, for nonoffenders and offenders separately. Recent victimization was reported by 59%, and the victimization rate was higher among offenders compared with nonoffenders (69% and 43%, p < .001). Women, regardless of offender status, experienced more victimization. Unstable housing was associated with victimization among nonoffenders, whereas markers for more severe substance use and indicators for poor mental health were associated with victimization in both groups. Addressing these factors may be important in reducing victimization and its negative outcomes among substance users. |
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| Keywords: | Crime housing mental health substance-related disorders substance use treatment victim-offender overlap victimization violence |
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