Alcohol and drug use among rural and urban incarcerated substance abusers.
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.
Leukefeld
Carl G
CG
University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 643 Maxwelton Ct., Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0350, USA.
Narevic
Egle
E
Hiller
Matthew L
ML
Staton
Michele
M
Logan
T K
TK
Gillespie
Wayne
W
Webster
J Matthew
JM
Garrity
Thomas F
TF
Purvis
Rick
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*