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

    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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