Neighborhood effects on drug reporting. Addiction 2003 Dec;98(12):1705-11
Date
12/04/2003Pubmed ID
14651502DOI
10.1111/j.1360-0443.2003.00561.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-0347419349 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 24 CitationsAbstract
AIMS: To examine whether neighborhood racial characteristics are associated with the under reporting of life time cocaine/crack use.
DESIGN: A household survey of high-risk communities with above-average admissions to state-supported drug and alcohol treatment programs.
SETTING: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 303 adults.
MEASURES: Self-reported use of cocaine/crack during a respondent's life time, hair test assays for cocaine use and level of neighborhood diversity measured using the Simpson Index.
FINDINGS: Respondents from more segregated neighborhoods were more likely than those from diverse neighborhoods to under report life time cocaine/crack use.
CONCLUSIONS: Neighborhood racial characteristics should be considered as an important factor in household surveys on illicit substance use.
Author List
Richardson J, Fendrich M, Johnson TPAuthor
Michael Fendrich PhD Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Chicago
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Crack Cocaine
Cultural Diversity
Female
Hair
Humans
Male
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Self Disclosure
Substance Abuse Detection
