title: Treatment outcomes for prescription drug misusers: the negative effect of geographic discordance.
abstract: This is the first known study to examine geographic discordance (traveling from one's home residence to a county with a different socio-cultural context to receive substance abuse treatment) as a predictor of clinical and social functioning treatment outcomes (i.e., relapse, self-help attendance, anxiety, and incarceration) among a sample of prescription drug misusers. Treatment entry and 12-month follow-up client-level survey data were collected from 187 clients who misused prescription drugs, and center-level survey data were collected from the supervisors at treatment centers attended by the clients. Multivariate models reveal that geographic discordance significantly increased the odds that prescription drug misusers would report relapse to prescription opioid misuse, anxiety, and any incarceration at follow-up. Moreover, geographically discordant clients were significantly less likely to have attended a self-help group, net of the effect of other individual- and center-level factors. Implications for clinical practice and substance abuse treatment policy are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. Electronic address: cboser0@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Carrie B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Oser
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Science, Center on Drug & Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
authors.forename: Kathi L H
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Harp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Geographic discordance; Prescription drug misuse; Rural; Treatment outcomes