Drug court has been a key asset to help provide treatment to individuals who abuse substances. Through the drug court we can help individuals who abuse drugs reduce recidivism through a community based treatment program. Using a quantitative approach this paper will methodologically analyze substance abuse among individuals in eight counties in Kentucky in the rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian areas.
The general purpose of this study was to look at rural and urban Appalachian individuals who abused substances in drug courts. Questions that were raised by the researchers were how to determine how to change the treatment in drug court programs. The study meets the requirements for this course because it is empirical because data were …show more content…
The researchers use a multi level of analysis because they solely focus on each of the individuals who abused substances in rural and urban non-Appalachian areas in the eight counties in Kentucy. When performing the study, the first major step the researchers took was to first solely focus on eight Kentucky drug court sites which included Christian, Daviess, Fayette, Floyd, Hardin, Knox, Laurel, and Perry. Next, the researches collected data from January 2009 to September 2011 throughout the eight counties in Kentucky. Then, if a participant was eligible a research assistant met with the individual to provide and discuss information about the study. If the individual agreed to participate then a face-to-face interview was conducted. Next, the face-to-face interview was conducted privately in the drug courts and lasted for 45 minutes using a laptop-based data collection. Finally, the laptop-based system had individuals who participated read aloud the information that were presented to …show more content…
The first part was 301 individuals represented four counties for rural and Appalachian individuals and the second part was that 282 individuals represented four counties for urban and non-Appalachian individuals. In the study 54.3% of the participants were male and they had an income of $1,575 in the past 30 days. Individuals who entered the drug court in the rural Appalachian area were younger than those who entered at the urban, non-Appalachian area. All together 59.9% of the individuals reported that they had mental health problems. When it came to substance use 97.6% admitted to alcohol abuse while 98.3% said they abused marijuana both in rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian areas. Table 3 looks at multivariate logistic regressions and the context of substance abuse which shows individuals within the past 30 days in drug court in the rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian areas abuse drugs. The researchers can conclude that based on the results of the analyses that substance use does exist between rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian individuals in drug court treatment programs. Cautions and limitations that were raised by the researchers were that future research should look more at the individuals through demographic, geographic, and economic status to determine what influences substance use has on the
The general purpose of this study was to look at rural and urban Appalachian individuals who abused substances in drug courts. Questions that were raised by the researchers were how to determine how to change the treatment in drug court programs. The study meets the requirements for this course because it is empirical because data were …show more content…
The researchers use a multi level of analysis because they solely focus on each of the individuals who abused substances in rural and urban non-Appalachian areas in the eight counties in Kentucy. When performing the study, the first major step the researchers took was to first solely focus on eight Kentucky drug court sites which included Christian, Daviess, Fayette, Floyd, Hardin, Knox, Laurel, and Perry. Next, the researches collected data from January 2009 to September 2011 throughout the eight counties in Kentucky. Then, if a participant was eligible a research assistant met with the individual to provide and discuss information about the study. If the individual agreed to participate then a face-to-face interview was conducted. Next, the face-to-face interview was conducted privately in the drug courts and lasted for 45 minutes using a laptop-based data collection. Finally, the laptop-based system had individuals who participated read aloud the information that were presented to …show more content…
The first part was 301 individuals represented four counties for rural and Appalachian individuals and the second part was that 282 individuals represented four counties for urban and non-Appalachian individuals. In the study 54.3% of the participants were male and they had an income of $1,575 in the past 30 days. Individuals who entered the drug court in the rural Appalachian area were younger than those who entered at the urban, non-Appalachian area. All together 59.9% of the individuals reported that they had mental health problems. When it came to substance use 97.6% admitted to alcohol abuse while 98.3% said they abused marijuana both in rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian areas. Table 3 looks at multivariate logistic regressions and the context of substance abuse which shows individuals within the past 30 days in drug court in the rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian areas abuse drugs. The researchers can conclude that based on the results of the analyses that substance use does exist between rural Appalachian and urban non-Appalachian individuals in drug court treatment programs. Cautions and limitations that were raised by the researchers were that future research should look more at the individuals through demographic, geographic, and economic status to determine what influences substance use has on the