Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?

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dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Kevin D.
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSahm, Laura J.
dc.contributor.authorLambert, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T16:48:16Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T16:48:16Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-06
dc.date.updated2019-02-11T16:43:53Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Substance abuse treatment centres for Irish rural youth have largely been overlooked in the scientific literature. This study examined data from a substance abuse treatment centre that treats both urban and rural attendees to investigate if there are differences in usage patterns between attendee groups. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done of 436 service-users attending a treatment centre: patient characteristics, treatment referral details and substance history of the attendees from urban and rural areas were compared. Descriptive analysis of the service user population was performed and recent substance use was investigated. Inferential tests examined for differences between urban and rural service-users. Results: The typical service-user was an Irish male aged between 16 and 17 years, who resided with his parents. A greater percentage of rural service-users were employed (33.3% vs 22.2%, p=0.015), while a significantly greater percentage of urban service-users were unemployed (10.3% vs 4.1%, p=0.015). A greater proportion of urban service-users had tried multiple substances in their lifetimes (73.7% vs 52.2%, p=0.001) and continued to use multiple substances regularly (49.3% vs 31.3%, p=0.003) compared with their rural counterparts.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationMurphy, K. D., Byrne, S., Sahm, L. J., Lambert, S. and McCarthy, S. (2014) 'Use of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?', Rural and remote health, 14(3), 2735 (9 pp).en
dc.identifier.endpage2735-9en
dc.identifier.issn1445-6354
dc.identifier.issued3en
dc.identifier.journaltitleRural and remote healthen
dc.identifier.startpage2735-1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/7478
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJames Cook Universityen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/2735
dc.rights© KD Murphy, S Byrne, LJ Sahm, S Lambert, S McCarthy, 2014. A licence to publish this material has been given to James Cook University, http://www.rrh.org.auen
dc.subjectAlcoholen
dc.subjectBenzodiazepinesen
dc.subjectInhalantsen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectPolysubstance useen
dc.subjectYoung peopleen
dc.titleUse of addiction treatment services by Irish youth: does place of residence matter?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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