Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , 1 December 2007

Perceived need for substance abuse treatment among illicit stimulant drug users in rural areas of Ohio, Arkansas, and Kentucky

  • Russel S. Falck

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: WSUBSOM, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. Tel.: +1 937 775 2066; fax: +1 937 775 2214.
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  • Jichuan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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  • Robert G. Carlson

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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  • Laura L. Krishnan

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research, Department of Community Health, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
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  • Carl Leukefeld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
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  • Brenda M. Booth

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Services Research, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 2 May 2007 ,Accepted 8 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.015

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 107-114 , 1 December 2007

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