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Alcohol and Drug Use among Rural and Urban Incarcerated Substance Abusers

Egle Narevic

Matthew L. Hiller

Michele Staton

University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 643 Maxwelton Ct., Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0350, USA

T. K. Logan

University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 1151 Red Mile Rd., Ste 1A, Lexington, Kentucky 40504-2645, USA

Wayne Gillespie

Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, East Tennessee State University, Box 70555, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614, USA

J. Matthew Webster

University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, 643 Maxwelton Ct., Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0350, USA

Thomas F. Garrity

University of Kentucky, Behavioral Science, 120 College of Medicine Office Bldg., Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA

Rick Purvis

Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky State Reformatory, 3001 W. Highway 146, La Grange, Kentucky 40032, USA

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.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 46, No. 6, 715-728 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X02238164


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