No Place to Hide: Substance Abuse in Mid-Size Cities and Rural America

Author: The United States Conference of Mayors, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse Publisher: The United States Conference of Mayors, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse Publication: Document Date:                  January 2000 Category: Crime And Violence > Substance Abuse Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse Family Structure > Neighbourhood Composition   This study compares rates of substance use among adults and youth in small cities and rural areas to those in large cities.  It finds that these regions have as high or higher rates of abuse, particularly among youth, but that they have fewer resources available to enable them to deal with this problem and provide effective prevention and intervention programs. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link