Substance Abuse by Youth and Young Adults in Rural America

Lambert, David; Gale, John; Hartley, David

doi:10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00162.x

Cited by 139 publications

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“…While these results build upon earlier findings that emphasize rural drug use patterns, 4,5,8 the patterns highlighted here emphasize an urbanrural connection that possibly relates to access to prescription medications. Contrary to a past study that suggested an urban-rural gradient, 29 we found that the highest levels occurred in rural areas that were more proximal and accessible to urban settings.…”

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Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: Identifying disparities

Pulver

Davison

Pickett

2014

Can J Public Health

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Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: Identifying disparities

Pulver

Davison

Pickett

2014

Can J Public Health

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“…In addition, rural and urban areas share the distinctions of highest, or equally high, rates of alcohol and drug use compared with lower suburban rates. Specifically, rural areas have higher alcohol abstinence rates (22,143) and higher rates of methamphetamine use compared with nonrural areas (42,68), but there is no consistent pattern of problem drinking by area type. Evidence suggests lower illicit drug use rates among rural adults (42,76) but higher rates among rural young adults (68) compared with their nonrural counterparts.…”

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The Double Disparity Facing Rural Local Health Departments

Harris

Beatty

Leider

et al. 2016

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Residents of rural jurisdictions face significant health challenges, including some of the highest rates of risky health behaviors and worst health outcomes of any group in the country. Rural communities are served by smaller local health departments (LHDs) that are more understaffed and underfunded than their suburban and urban peers. As a result of history and current need, rural LHDs are more likely than their urban peers to be providers of direct health services, leading to relatively lower levels of population-focused activities. This review examines the double disparity faced by rural LHDs and their constituents: pervasively poorer health behaviors and outcomes and a historical lack of investment by local, state, and federal public health entities.

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“…Age is an important demographic factor as literature shows young adults are more likely to abuse substances (Lambert, Gale, & Hartley, 2008). Race is important to consider in light of the race-specific challenges that African-Americans face in terms of substance abuse exposure and recovery (Brown, 2006).…”

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Religiosity, Spirituality, and Substance Abuse

Allen¹,

Lo²

2010

Journal of Drug Issues

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Religiosity and spirituality are concepts often considered means of reducing substance abuse and are employed in substance abuse recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous.Substance abuse is a serious social problem in the United States, a country in which religiosity and spirituality have been subject to change and re-definition, especially since the social turmoil of the 1960s. This study utilized data from the 2004 General Social Survey to examine the effects of religiosity and spirituality on substance abuse and to understand that social bonding may mediate the effects of religiosity on substance abuse outcomes. Four substance abuse outcomes were examined: lifetime crack use, lifetime injection drug use, drinking problem in the past year, and illegal substance use in the past year. A three-stage multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the effects of religiosity and spirituality on substance abuse outcomes as well the hypothesized mediating status of social bonding. The results show that, with few exceptions, religiosity was negatively associated with substance abuse. Further, social bonding variables did slightly mediate the negative relationship between religiosity and substance abuse. As expected, spirituality increased the odds of some measures of substance abuse after religiosity was controlled. Policy implications and further research are discussed.iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Substance Abuse by Youth and Young Adults in Rural America

Cited by 139 publications

References 10 publications

Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: Identifying disparities

Recreational use of prescription medications among Canadian young people: Identifying disparities

The Double Disparity Facing Rural Local Health Departments

Religiosity, Spirituality, and Substance Abuse

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