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Article
Income Generation in Recovering Heroin Users: A Comparative Analysis of Legal and Illegal Earnings
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Publication Date
5-21-2015
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Research has shown employment to be a central mediator to sustained recovery and community reentry for substance abusers; however, heroin users have lower employment rates and report lower mean incomes than other drug users. The authors of the present study assessed income generating behaviors of substance users recruited from substance abuse treatment facilities (N=247). Heroin users had higher mean incomes from illegal sources. Further, logistic regression analysis found heroin use to increase the likelihood of engagement in illegal income generating behaviors. As these results increase the likelihood of involvement in the criminal justice system, the implications for heroin specific treatment and rehabilitation are discussed.
DOI
10.1080/10509674.2015.1043479
Publisher Policy
pre-print, post-print
Citation Information
Christopher Beasley, Sarah Callahan, Anthony LoSasso, Bradley Olson, et al.. "Income Generation in Recovering Heroin Users: A Comparative Analysis of Legal and Illegal Earnings" Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Vol. 54 Iss. 5 (2015) p. 338 - 349 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher-beasley/8/