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Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural and Urban Communities: Counselor Perspectives

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to compare rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing effective treatment services. Data were collected from 28 substance abuse counselors in Kentucky during four focus group sessions in 2008. Line-by-line coding and memoing were used by two raters on the transcribed data to isolate findings. The results of this study suggest that, though rural and urban counselors encounter similar constraints that hamper successful treatment outcomes, rural counselors are subject to special circumstances within their communities that present unique challenges to treatment efficacy. Novel contributions, implications, and limitations are also discussed.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.891615

Authors: Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser

Institution: University of Kentucky

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse