Little is known about preventing alcohol use by youth in rural America. Because most
studies of teenage drinking and related prevention programs have been conducted in …

The problem of cigarette smoking among those who are recovering from alcohol
dependence is becoming more apparent as chemical dependency units (CDUs) are …

Since 1987, the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM—formerly known as the
Drug Use Forecasting Program) has documented the prevalence and type of arrestee drug …

There is no doubt that drug abuse among the rural population has increased and that
differences in rural/urban prevalence rates have diminished (Ennett et al. 1993; Johnston et …

This article examines illegal drug use among adults living in nonmetropolitan and rural
areas of the United States using data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse …

This article is the result of a literature review and assessment of US rural drug abuse
research and drug research policy formation by government agencies. It also presents …

Historically, rural areas have been viewed as insulated from social problems associated with
cities. The American public imagines “its rural population as a repository of almost sacred …

Alcohol and other drug use has become a major social, economic, and judicial problem in
the United States. Adolescents are particularly at risk due to their stage of life changes and …

Data assessing the extent of drug and alcohol use among 4-H members were collected in
the fall of 1990 from 255 youth in a threecounty area of rural northeastern Nevada. The …

There is no doubt that drug abuse among the rural population has increased and that
differences in rural/urban prevalence rates have diminished (Ennett et al. 1993; Johnston et …