Title

Place and space - The where and why of drug-use location among rural African American women

Authors

Authors

E. J. Brown;F. B. Smith

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Fam. Nurs.

Keywords

rural African American women; drug-use location; risk reduction; qualitative research; children; CHILDREN; MOTHERS; COCAINE; Family Studies; Nursing

Abstract

Increasing drug use among rural African American women and its effect on children warrants investigation. This article describes drug-use locations of rural African American women who use cocaine and construct their lives to conceal it from children. During 4 years, a 30-respondent ethnography was conducted. Data from in-depth interviews and field notes were analyzed for recurrent themes and patterns of drug-use location using NVivo. Most respondents with children used most often outside their households. One third (n = 10) used within their households when children were away or in designated spaces off limits to children. More respondents (n = 11) without children at home used in non-designated spaces; in contrast, few respondents (n = 2) with children at home used in non-designated spaces within the household. Most respondents thought they were successful at concealing their cocaine use. Implications for choice of space and place of drug use for themselves and their children are discussed.

Journal Title

Journal of Family Nursing

Volume

12

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

185

Last Page

200

WOS Identifier

WOS:000237033000005

ISSN

1074-8407

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