Title

The Integral Place Of Religion In The Lives Of Rural African-American Women Who Use Cocaine

Keywords

African-American; Cocaine; Ethnography; Religion; Rural; Women

Abstract

To understand the culture of rural African-American women who use cocaine, ethnographic research was conducted in rural North Central Florida using in-depth interviews and participant observations with 30 respondents. Fourteen major themes emerged from the data; however, this paper focuses on one theme, that of religion. Nine sub-themes about religion and spirituality emerged. Religion was viewed as a personal relationship with God, which is not dependent on socializing with other church members, but was helpful in sustaining the respondents. While religiosity was a stable and consistent place in the respondents' lives and some relied on their faith in God to replace their addiction, faith was not uniformly utilized by all respondents in this manner. Religiosity among African-American women who use cocaine cannot solely overcome the lack of drug treatment or treatment options and the stigma associated with drug use although it maybe a resiliency factor, which warrant promoting. © 2006 Blanton-Peale Institute.

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Publication Title

Journal of Religion and Health

Volume

45

Issue

1

Number of Pages

19-39

Document Type

Review

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-005-9002-9

Socpus ID

33646869030 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33646869030

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