TY - JOUR
T1 - "Heavy users," "controlled users," and "quitters"
T2 - Understanding patterns of crack use among women in a midwestern city
AU - Daniulaityte, Raminta
AU - Carlson, Robert G.
AU - Siegal, Harvey A.
N1 - Funding Information:
A preliminary version of this paper was presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology Meetings in Dallas, Texas, in April, 2004. This study was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. DA10099. We are grateful for the helpful comments provided by Paul Draus, Cristina Redko, and Rocky Sexton on earlier drafts of the paper. We are also grateful to the participants who shared their time and experiences with us as well as outreach workers, Rickie Foster, Don McCoy, and Connie Tidwell, who helped recruit the participants. This article is dedicated to the late Harvey A. Siegal, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, who died December 22, 2004, after a long battle with cancer. The views expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect those of the funding source or any other government agency.
PY - 2007/1/1
Y1 - 2007/1/1
N2 - Over the past two decades, the use of crack cocaine has become an enduring part of the social ecology of many cities across the United States. The purpose of this exploratory study is to describe patterns of crack use drawing on life history interviews conducted with 18 women in Dayton, Ohio, between 1998 and 2000. Ten of the women were African American, and eight were white. Age ranged between 23 and 47. The women were at very different stages of their crack-cocaine careers. We focus on understanding the social factors, life history, and everyday circumstances that participants related to their current patterns and levels of crack use. Implications for intervention are discussed.
AB - Over the past two decades, the use of crack cocaine has become an enduring part of the social ecology of many cities across the United States. The purpose of this exploratory study is to describe patterns of crack use drawing on life history interviews conducted with 18 women in Dayton, Ohio, between 1998 and 2000. Ten of the women were African American, and eight were white. Age ranged between 23 and 47. The women were at very different stages of their crack-cocaine careers. We focus on understanding the social factors, life history, and everyday circumstances that participants related to their current patterns and levels of crack use. Implications for intervention are discussed.
KW - Crack cocaine
KW - Life history interviews
KW - Patterns of drug use
KW - Qualitative methods
KW - Women
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U2 - 10.1080/10826080601174678
DO - 10.1080/10826080601174678
M3 - Article
C2 - 17366129
AN - SCOPUS:33846984296
VL - 42
SP - 129
EP - 152
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
SN - 1082-6084
IS - 1
ER -
