Rural Community Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention

Vicary, Judith R.; Swisher, John D.; Doebler, Melanie K.; Yuan, Jianpin; Bridger, Jeffrey C.; Gurgevich, Elise A.; Deike, Randall C.

doi:10.1097/00003727-199604000-00009

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“…In addition, rural residents are less likely to have access to all services including treatment (Fitchen, 1991). There are also environmental risk factors that may significantly influence local substance use behaviors in rural communities (Vicary et al, 1996). Although Booth, Ross, and Rost (1999) reported few differences among rural and urban problem drinkers, substance abuse treatment services were less available and less accessible in rural areas.…”

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“…Rural residents account for 42% of the functionally illiterate, and in all but seven states, rural illiteracy rates exceed urban areas (Rural Clearinghouse, 1993). Services are hindered because rural areas tend to be less acceptable of prevention and treatment activities, have fewer trained staff, have greater transportation difficulties, and generally have higher service costs (Leukefeld, Clayton, Meyers, 1992;Vicary et al, 1996). One early study reported that rural clients were more likely than were urban clients to report marijuana, amphetamines, and sedatives as their primary drugs, whereas urban clients were more likely than rural clients to report opiates as their primary drugs (Brown, Voskuhl, & Lehman, 1977).…”

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Alcohol and Drug Use among Rural and Urban Incarcerated Substance Abusers

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Narevic²,

Hiller³

et al. 2002

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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A number of prisoners use drugs. Limited information is available about the extent to which urban and urban substance abusers differ in their drug use in criminal justice settings. In addition, many believe that rural areas are protected from drug use. However, findings from this study show only marginally statistical significant differences in drug use between incarcerated rural and urban drug users. It was expected that urban drug users would be more drug career involved with consistently higher levels of drug use and associated problems. Specifically, rural drug users in this study were older at age of first use of marijuana and cocaine; report fewer years of cocaine, hallucinogen, and heroin use; and report more alcohol and sedative use. Findings from this study suggest that rural and urban drug users are similar and that rural areas may be protective from some drug use but risky for other drug use.

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