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The Urban Environment, Drug Use, and Health

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5.0. Conclusion

Drug use continues to be a major concern in urban centers and significantly affects the health of cities at the beginning of the new millennium. Drug users still face considerable challenges to their health and well-being. The extent to which the urban environment affects the occurrence of drug use and its consequences is an area of growing research. Early investigations suggest that specific features of the urban environment are related to not only the occurrence of drug use, but also its course and consequences. Many questions remain unanswered with respect to the impact of the urban social and physical environment, along with larger societal structures, on illicit drug use. Because of the large number of drug users in urban areas, cities provide a unique opportunity for public health practitioners, urban planners, and policy makers to develop and test creative programs and interventions to improve the health outcomes for this population.

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Ompad, D., Fuller, C. (2005). The Urban Environment, Drug Use, and Health. In: Galea, S., Vlahov, D. (eds) Handbook of Urban Health. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25822-1_7

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