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For homeless individuals with substance use disorder, religiosity plays a complex role where traditionally protective aspects, such as church attendance, may paradoxically act as risk factors. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To examine how homeless individuals perceive and assign meaning to their religiosity across their substance use trajectories, focusing on the connections between religious experiences and substance use disorder.

August 29, 2026Nursing and Health SciencesOpen Access

Walking Together: A Cross‐Cultural Study of the Relationship Between Religiosity and Substance Use Disorder

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CCCamila Chagas LMLeonardo Breno Martins TPTassiane Cristine Santos de Paula

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Qualitative study uncovers complex roles of religiosity in substance use disorder among homeless individuals, suggesting traditionally protective religious practices can paradoxically pose risks.

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To examine how homeless individuals perceive and assign meaning to their religiosity across their substance use trajectories, focusing on the connections between religious experiences and substance use disorder.
Conducted a qualitative cross-cultural study using 40 semi-structured interviews divided equally between 20 Brazilian and 20 Portuguese homeless participants.
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts using Bardin's content analysis framework.
Religiosity shaped substance use disorder trajectories by imparting a subjective sense of protection, acting as a catalyst for behavioral change, and easing the psychological suffering linked to addiction.
Religious practices conventionally recognized as protective, particularly church attendance, paradoxically functioned as risk factors within socially vulnerable homeless populations.

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Chagas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92997e8e5d7d1fc0c11727 https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.70418

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August 29, 2026Nursing and Health SciencesOpen Access

Walking Together: A Cross‐Cultural Study of the Relationship Between Religiosity and Substance Use Disorder

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Authors

CCCamila Chagas LMLeonardo Breno Martins TPTassiane Cristine Santos de Paula

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Overview

Qualitative study uncovers complex roles of religiosity in substance use disorder among homeless individuals, suggesting traditionally protective religious practices can paradoxically pose risks.

Key Points

To examine how homeless individuals perceive and assign meaning to their religiosity across their substance use trajectories, focusing on the connections between religious experiences and substance use disorder.
Conducted a qualitative cross-cultural study using 40 semi-structured interviews divided equally between 20 Brazilian and 20 Portuguese homeless participants.
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts using Bardin's content analysis framework.
Religiosity shaped substance use disorder trajectories by imparting a subjective sense of protection, acting as a catalyst for behavioral change, and easing the psychological suffering linked to addiction.
Religious practices conventionally recognized as protective, particularly church attendance, paradoxically functioned as risk factors within socially vulnerable homeless populations.

Cite This Study

Chagas et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a92997e8e5d7d1fc0c11727 https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.70418

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