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Religiosity and Desistance From Drug Use

Doris C. Chu

Arkansas State University

Recent research acknowledges an inverse relationship between religiosity and crime (though some claim it is a modest one), but no desistance theories to date include religiosity in their model to help explain desistance from drug use. A better understanding of how religiosity is related to the initiation of and desistance from drug use can lead to more effective preventive and rehabilitative interventions. Data derived from Wave 5 to Wave 7 of the National Youth Survey are employed to test whether religiosity exerts an effect on initiation of and desistance from drug use. The findings suggest religious behavior has a direct effect on individuals' desistance from marijuana and hard-drug use. On the other hand, religious salience has a significant deterrent effect only on the onset of drug use; it does not have a significant effect on individuals' desistance from drugs. Policy implications are discussed, and future research suggestions are offered.

Key Words: religiosity • religion • desistance • drug use • religious behavior • religious salience • marijuana • hard drugs

This version was published on May 1, 2007

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 5, 661-679 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854806293485
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