INCIDENCE OF DRUG USE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN TWO SMALL TOWNS - A COMMUNITY SURVEY

• NCJ Number: 40789
• Journal: Bulletin on Narcotics Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1976) Pages: 17-25
• Author(s): L H BOWKER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 9 pages
• Grant Number(s): 1-D20 00931-01
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: United Nations Publications
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESEARCH EMPLOYING A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON SMALL TOWN DRUG USE IN A RURAL SETTING.

Abstract

THE ARTICLE REPORTS THE RESULTS OF A 1974 DRUG SURVEY IN TWO RURAL MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. DRUG USE IN THESE TOWNS WAS FOUND TO BE SIMILAR TO DRUG USE IN URBAN AREAS. IT APPEARS THAT TOWNS OF 2,500 TO 50,000 PERSONS HAVE BEEN ABSORBED INTO THE NATIONAL DRUG CULTURE, WHILE ONLY FARMERS AND PEOPLE LIVING IN VERY SMALL TOWNS STILL EXPERIENCE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF DRUG USE. OTHER FINDINGS INCLUDE ATTITUDES TOWARD AND NEEDS MET BY DRUG USE, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG USE AND AGE, SEX, AND GENERAL HEALTH. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)