Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?
Rural Remote Health
; 14(3): 2735, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Substance abuse treatment centres for Irish rural youth have largely been overlooked in the scientific literature. This study examined data from a substance abuse treatment centre that treats both urban and rural attendees to investigate if there are differences in usage patterns between attendee groups.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was done of 436 service-users attending a treatment centre patient characteristics, treatment referral details and substance history of the attendees from urban and rural areas were compared. Descriptive analysis of the service-user population was performed and recent substance use was investigated. Inferential tests examined for differences between urban and rural service-users.RESULTS:
The typical service-user was an Irish male aged between 16 and 17 years, who resided with his parents. A greater percentage of rural service-users were employed (33.3% vs 22.2%, p=0.015), while a significantly greater percentage of urban service-users were unemployed (10.3% vs 4.1%, p=0.015). A greater proportion of urban service-users had tried multiple substances in their lifetimes (73.7% vs 52.2%, p=0.001) and continued to use multiple substances regularly (49.3% vs 31.3%, p=0.003) compared with their rural counterparts.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first Irish study comparing service-users from urban and rural settings. Rural service-users developed more problematic alcohol use, while more urban service-users were referred for benzodiazepine use. Prevention strategies should acknowledge the differences and similarities in urban and rural young people.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Centros de Tratamento de Abuso de Substâncias
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Serviços Urbanos de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde Rural
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rural Remote Health
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda