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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Sept. 14, 1990
Report No.	PEMD-90-24
Subject	Controlled substances Alcohol or drug abuse problems Crime prevention Drug abuse Drug treatment Law enforcement Rehabilitation programs State programs Surveys Alaska Arizona Arkansas Colorado Idaho Iowa Kansas Maine Arrests

Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined the nature and extent of the drug crisis in rural areas of the United States focusing on: (1) the prevalence of substance abuse and its relationship with crime; and (2) program effectiveness in the prevention and treatment of rural substance abuse.

GAO found that: (1) total substance abuse rates are about the same in rural and nonrural states; (2) alcohol was the most widely abused substance in rural and nonrural areas; (3) prevalence rates for certain drugs were lower in rural areas than in urban areas; (4) rural and nonrural areas had similar arrest rates for substance abuse violations; (5) the few thorough evaluations that have found substance abuse programs to be effective did not focus on programs in rural areas; and (6) while some treatment programs appeared to reduce drug abuse, over 80 percent of treatment admissions in rural areas were for alcohol abuse.

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