Title

Why rural African-American women who use cocaine mistrust women: The insider perspective

Authors

Authors

E. J. Brown

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv.

Keywords

Nursing

Abstract

Little is known about the social networks of rural African-American women who use drugs, although the social networks of their urban counterparts have been characterized as small, mixed gendered, and distrustful of other women. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the characteristics of the social networks of rural African-American women, both users and non-users of drugs. Thirty rural women who used cocaine participated in in-depth qualitative interviews. Rural women who used drugs gave several reasons for their mistrust of other women and tended to have small social networks, which included family members and men to the exclusion of non-familial women. The findings of this study have implications for both research and practice.

Journal Title

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volume

44

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

37

Last Page

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WOS Identifier

WOS:000204017600013

ISSN

0279-3695

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