Substance Use and Misuse
Volume 34, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 685-706

Crack cocaine use in rural migrant populations: Living arrangements and social support (Conference Paper)

Weatherby N.L.* , McCoy H.V. , Metsch L.R. , Bletzer K.V. , McCoy C.B. , De La Rosa M.R.
  • a Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Dept. of Epidemiol. and Pub. Health, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124, United States, Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1400 N.W. 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, United States
  • b Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Department of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33181, United States
  • c Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Dept. of Epidemiol. and Pub. Health, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124, United States
  • d P.O. Box 486, Lehigh Acres, FL 33970, United States
  • e Comprehensive Drug Research Center, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Dept. of Epidemiol. and Pub. Health, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, United States, Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33124, United States
  • f Special Populations Office, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Rockville, MD 20857, United States

Abstract

Correlates of crack cocaine use were studied among a targeted sample of migrant workers and their sexual partners (n = 571) in rural Southern Florida. Employment among men and recent drug-user treatment among men and women are positively related to crack use, as is involvement in crime and prostitution. Among women but not men, living with children is negatively related to crack use. Drug use and HIV prevention programs should intervene with individuals and their families and social groups. Migrant workers and their sexual partners also need effective drug-user treatment with long-term relapse prevention services.

Author Keywords

Social support Crack cocaine Rural population Migrant farmworker Family

Index Keywords

male rural population female major clinical study priority journal crime social support sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection Conference Paper migrant worker prostitution demography cocaine dependence infection prevention human adult
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0032949574&doi=10.3109%2f10826089909037238&partnerID=40&md5=c2b7798892f1f42b49cf61ab832998cf
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909037238
ISSN: 10826084
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English