Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and substance use disorder (SUD) : A scoping review

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BACKGROUND: The long-term negative effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their impact on physical and mental health has been widely studied. However, research about the relationship between ACEs and substance use disorder (SUD) diagnosis in adolescence and adulthood is still scarce. Therefore, this scoping review was conducted to collect the existing research findings to explore the relationship between the experience of ACEs and the diagnosis of SUD later in life.

METHODS: The PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched. After identifying the records based on eligibility and exclusion criteria, 12 studies were finally selected for inclusion.

RESULTS: Most of the studies were conducted in the USA with adult male and female participants. All studies were cross-sectional in nature and assessed ACEs retrospectively. The main conclusions of the studies were that there is a higher prevalence of ACEs in the population with SUD than in the general population, and a positive association between ACEs and the development and severity of SUD in adolescence and adulthood.

CONCLUSIONS: It is difficult to make comparisons between studies and to draw solid conclusions because of the lack of standardized criteria for evaluating ACEs and due to the heterogeneity in the substance types examined. More research is needed to fully elucidate the underlying mechanism of the relationship between ACEs and SUD.

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CommentIn: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Aug 1;225:108782. - PMID 34049095

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:221

Enthalten in:

Drug and alcohol dependence - 221(2021) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 108563

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Leza, Leire [VerfasserIn]
Siria, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
López-Goñi, José J [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Montalvo, Javier [VerfasserIn]

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Adverse childhood experiences
Journal Article
Review
Risk factor
Scoping review
Substance use disorder

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Date Completed 08.06.2021

Date Revised 20.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Aug 1;225:108782. - PMID 34049095

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108563

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NLM321219163