Drug treatment experiences: Rural and urban comparisons

This study sought to investigate treatment-seeking behaviors among drug use rs in rural populations and how they compare to their urban counterparts. D ata for this analysis were drawn from the Miami and Immokalee sites of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Cooperative Agreement Program for AIDS o utreach/intervention research study targeting high-risk out-of-treatment in jection drug users and crack smokers. Findings indicate that Miami subjects were 2.57 times more likely to have been in drug treatment compared to the ir rural counterparts. This differential may be explained in terms of the a vailability, accessibility, and acceptability of health care services.