Drug treatment experiences: rural and urban comparisons.
This study sought to investigate treatment-seeking behaviors among drug users in rural populations and how they compare to their urban counterparts. Data for this analysis were drawn from the Miami and Immokalee sites of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Cooperative Agreement Program for AIDS outreach/intervention research study targeting high-risk out-of-treatment injection drug users and crack smokers. Findings indicate that Miami subjects were 2.57 times more likely to have been in drug treatment compared to their rural counterparts. This differential may be explained in terms of the availability, accessibility, and acceptability of health care services.
Metsch
L R
LR
Comprehensive Drug Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33136, USA. lmetsch@mednet.med.miami.edu
McCoy
C B
CB
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019035:Rural Health Services; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000628:therapy*; D019037:Urban Health Services; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D016578:Crack Cocaine