Association of Substance Use with Types of Assault-Related Injury Among Black Men in Baltimore, Maryland

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ID21645752
AutoresLea Marineau (0000-0003-2494-472X, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, autor de correspondencia), Novella Perrin (0000-0002-2025-6543, Johns Hopkins University), N A Perrin (School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University), R M Johnson (0000-0002-6040-8302, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health), Mudia Uzzi (0000-0003-3205-2318, Johns Hopkins University), Kenneth Alexander (0000-0003-3921-5722, Johns Hopkins University), K A Alexander (School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University), N A Irvin (Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine), Neil Irvin, Paul Thurman (0000-0002-2134-8415), Jacquelyn C Campbell (0000-0003-3689-4547, Johns Hopkins University)
Año2025
Volumen60
Número8
Páginas1117-1125
Fecha de publicación2025-07-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSubstance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10826084.2025.2487974
PMID40219643
OpenAlexW4409392252
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas43

BACKGROUND: Black men in Baltimore, Maryland experience high rates of assault-related injuries, and the association between substance use and assault-related injury is unclear. The purpose of this study is to examine substance use in association with types of assault-related injury (blunt force, stabbing, and firearm). METHODS: = 1922) were included. We conducted multinomial logistic regression analyses to investigate associations between recent substance use, comorbid diagnoses, and types of assault-related injury. RESULTS: Cannabis was more frequently detected (42.5%), followed by alcohol (24.4%), opioids (22.3%), and cocaine (3.6%). Over one quarter of men screened positive for multiple substances (25.8%). Men who screened positive for alcohol use were 134% more likely to have been stabbed vs. shot and 54% more likely to have been beaten (i.e., blunt force assault) vs. shot. Men who screened positive for cannabis had a 32% lower risk of experiencing a stabbing compared to firearm assault, and 50% lower risk of experiencing a blunt force compared to firearm assault. CONCLUSION: Among Black men who received care for an assault-related injury, those who were shot were more likely to have screened positive for cannabis and less likely to have screened positive for alcohol. Socio-contextual factors and acute intoxication effects may explain why differing substance types were associated with different types of assault injury. Future research should examine environmental and social contexts of substance use types among assault-injured men

Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sociology · Substance use · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology