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Spence, Richard T.; Wallisch, Lynn S. – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: Little is known about substance use and treatment utilization in rural communities of the United States/Mexico border. Purpose: To compare substance use and need and desire for treatment in rural colonias and urban areas of the border. Methods: Interviews were conducted in 2002-2003 with a random sample of adults living in the lower Rio…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Drug Use, Drinking, Rural Areas
Maxwell, Jane Carlisle; Wallisch, Lynn S. – 2000
This report presents the results of a survey on drug and alcohol use among students in elementary and secondary schools. Schools in 15 counties along the Texas-Mexico border were oversampled so that substance use among students could be looked at in detail. A total of 63,292 students (grades 7-12) and 43,915 students (grades 4-6) were sampled.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education