Substance Use

Rebhun, L. A.; Hansen, Helena

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-3310-5_15

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“…Application of many of these interventions, however, faces multiple challenges in rural environments. These include a shortage of substance abuse treatment services, transportation issues, and limited financial resources and/or insurance coverage (Rebhun & Hansen, 2001; Smalley et al, 2010). This has led to efforts to more efficiently and effectively target prevention and treatment interventions in rural areas, one of which is bibliotherapy.…”

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Secondary prevention of alcohol problems in rural areas using a bibliotherapy-based approach.

Connors¹,

Walitzer²,

Prince³

et al. 2017

Journal of Rural Mental Health

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This study investigated the relative effects of three 12-week secondary prevention interventions for problem drinking men and women in rural counties in New York State. The participants were 111 self-referred men and women without severe dependence on alcohol who nevertheless reported heavy drinking and a desire to reduce their alcohol consumption. They were assigned randomly to one of three 12-week interventions focused on reducing alcohol intake: bibliotherapy (a self-directed manual) alone, bibliotherapy with one telephone-administered motivational interview, or bibliotherapy with one telephone-administered motivational interview and six biweekly telephone therapy sessions. Results showed that, across conditions, participants significantly increased their abstinent and light drinking days and significantly decreased their heavy drinking days over the course of treatment and a 12-month follow-up period. In addition, participants reported moderate reductions in alcohol consequences and increases in confidence not to drink heavily across a variety of situations from pre- to posttreatment, with these changes remaining stable across the course of the follow-up. Use of the drinking reduction strategies presented in the self-directed manual also remained stable from posttreatment to the 12-month follow-up. These results provide support for consideration of bibliotherapy for rural problem drinkers who are not severely dependent on alcohol, with or without the addition of telephone contacts.

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Secondary prevention of alcohol problems in rural areas using a bibliotherapy-based approach.

Connors¹,

Walitzer²,

Prince³

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Journal of Rural Mental Health

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“…Rural youth represent a population with special health care needs and often face difficultly gaining access to substance abuse services for methamphetamine and inhalants abuse (1). Many factors contribute to the lack of substance abuse prevention and treatment services in rural America.…”

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