Website Search Results for: substance abuse
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Date: May 2015
Discusses opioid abuse, drug injecting, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in central Appalachia, with data on HCV infection rates for four states. Includes data for rural and urban areas.
...abuse, drug injecting, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in central Appalachia, with data on HCV infection rates for four states. Includes data for rural and urban areas. Jon E. Zibbell, Kashif Iqbal, Rajiv...
Date: 2018
Details a study on the differences in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among college students from rural and urban areas. Looks at rates of usage for freshman, sophomores, and juniors enrolled in a large, public university in the Southeastern U.S. Breaks down data by age and sex.
...Substance Use Differences: Effects of the Transition to College Details a study on the differences in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among college students from rural and urban areas. Looks at rates of usage...
Date: Mar 2017
Highlights from a conversation with Fred Wells Brason II, discussing community-based efforts to reduce opioid misuse and abuse in rural communities. Brason helped found Project Lazarus in Wilkes County, North Carolina, which reduced the overdose rate in Wilkes County by 72 percent over three years. The Project Lazarus model has since spread to more than 20 states and focuses on cross-sector collaboration, public and provider education, and increasing access to treatment.
...abuse in rural communities. Brason helped found Project Lazarus in Wilkes County, North Carolina, which reduced the overdose rate in Wilkes County by 72 percent over three years. The Project Lazarus model has since spread...
A list of current Rural Health Information Hub topic guides grouped by theme.
...Substance Use and Misuse Rural Healthcare Workforce Rural Healthcare Workforce Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce Scholarships, Loans, and Loan Repayment for Rural Health Professions Recruitment and Retention for Rural Health Facilities...
Reviewed: Dec 12, 2025
Learn how policies can support enforcement of existing laws to prevent substance use in rural communities.
...substance purchases and use. For example, local law enforcement or alcohol beverage control agencies work with retailers to conduct regular checks to ensure their compliance with the prohibition of underage alcohol sales. Regular compliance checks...
Date: Jan 25, 2023
Rural teens face a higher prevalence of behavior problems, anxiety, and suicide rates than their urban peers, but there are fewer behavioral health providers in rural areas to help these teens. A trauma therapist in rural West Virginia and a school program in rural Wisconsin incorporate teenagers' strengths and interests and connect them with trusted adults in order to improve their mental health. - The Rural Monitor
...substance use prevention in the K-12 schools in its service area. The behavioral healthcare services address adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and develop age-appropriate interventions. A therapist typically comes to campus once a week...
Reviewed: Dec 12, 2025
Learn about the roles that mutual support groups and self-help programs play in recovery.
...substance use problem can also benefit from mutual support groups. Programs like Al-Anon/Alateen and Nar-Anon help participants navigate the impact of another person's addiction while focusing on their own well-being...
Added: May 17, 2021
Models of providing perinatal health services in rural communities in the U.S.
...Abuse Institute, Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit Tewa Women United Good Beginnings of Central Vermont Considerations for Implementation Childbirth education classes include information about the birth process, pain management, and variations in labor. Because...
Reviewed: Jul 3, 2023
An Appalachian Ohio public school saw no further drug overdose deaths after implementing their drug misuse prevention program in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
...abuse." According to Belpre school's administration, this program follows the research that indicates that just by engaging school children in the conversation about illicit drug use has shown to decrease drug experimentation...
Reviewed: Jun 17, 2025
In response to high suicide rates among youth in rural Union Parish, Louisiana, Union General Hospital, a CAH, started a program to educate elementary students on the negative effects of bullying and how to model positive social behavior.
...substance use and peer pressure. Together We Can Be Bully-Free operates in partnership with Union General Hospital , the Union Parish Sheriff's Office , Crime Stoppers , and the Union Parish School District . Participating schools include...