Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1196-1206

Relationships Between Integration and Drug Use Among Deported Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico (Article)

Horyniak D. , Pinedo M. , Burgos J.L. , Ojeda V.D.*
  • a Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States, Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
  • b Alcohol Research Group, University of California Berkeley, Emeryville, CA 94608, United States
  • c Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States
  • d Division of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, United States

Abstract

Deported migrants face numerous challenges which may elevate their risk for drug use. We examined relationships between integration and drug use among deported migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. A cross-sectional survey conducted at a free health clinic included 255 deported Mexican-born migrants residing in Tijuana ≥6 months. Multivariable logistic regression examined associations between variables across four integration domains (public participation, social connections, macro-level facilitators and foundations) and recent (past 6-month) drug use. The prevalence of recent drug use was 46 %. Having sought work in Tijuana in the past 6 months, greater household affluence, lifetime history of incarceration in both US and Mexico, and lacking health insurance were independently associated with recent drug use. Policies that support access to employment, adequate housing and healthcare in Mexico, particularly for justice-involved deportees, may facilitate successful integration and reduce potential stressors that may contribute to drug use. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Illicit drug use Migration Deportation Integration Mexico

Index Keywords

mental health human epidemiology middle aged prisoner statistics and numerical data Prisoners Substance-Related Disorders health status substance abuse Logistic Models social support drug dependence ethnology Mexico Undocumented Immigrants Cross-Sectional Studies cross-sectional study undocumented immigrant Humans male female Socioeconomic Factors risk factor Risk Factors socioeconomics Substance Abuse, Intravenous adult statistical model
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992189464&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0518-8&partnerID=40&md5=ca8e24e38fd5f12ea688c03392177420
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0518-8
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English