Religiosity and Desistance From Drug Use
Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 5, 661-679 (2007)
http://cjb.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/5/661
Doris C. Chu
"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. The findings suggest religious behaviour 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."
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