NIMBY (not in my back yard) has been a pervasive attitude that has created resistance to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment centers being built, and barriers in access to care. Researchers in Baltimore, MD tested the claim that publically funded addiction treatment centers were related to violence in excess of other commercial businesses.
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The attitude often referred to as NIMBY (not in my back yard) is related to community residents’ resistance to adopt various initiatives in their neighborhood due to concerns about what the initiative will bring, realistic or otherwise. Cite planning has been difficult for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs due to local NIMBY (Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly).
This study empirically tested one of the most common NIMBY reasons related to drug treatment centers: increased violence in surrounding area of establishment. Knowledge about the extent of violent crime surrounding drug treatment centers, and if it is the same or different as other commercial establishments with similar hours and foot traffic, can help communities make data driven decisions.
This study aimed to determine whether publically funded substance use disorder (SUD) treatment centers were associated with violent crime in excess of the violence happening around other commercial businesses. This study analyzed 53 drug treatment programs in Baltimore, MD. Researchers performed a cross-sectional analysis (e.g., where venues were assessed at one point in time) comparing violent crime around SUD treatment centers to violent crime happening around other commercial businesses.
Addresses of all venues were geocoded and mapped. Buffers with varying ranges were placed around each venue to count the density of violent crimes within the buffer. To control for neighborhood disadvantage, the researchers matched drug treatment centers to the convenience, corner, and liquor stores scores on neighborhood disadvantage from the US census.
This reputation may compound problems associated with stigma related to substance use disorder (SUD) and create unnecessary barriers in access to care (For more on stigma: (Kelly et al. 2015, Kelly et al., 2016).
Future research in this area should incorporate a broad range of community perspectives to balance the empirical data with residential experiences of Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) or otherwise. In addition, more studies are needed in other US cities to determine the generalizability of the results.
Furr-Holden, D. C. M., Milam, A. J., Nesoff, E. D., Johnson, R. M., Faukunle, D. O., Jennings, J. M, & Thorpe, R. J. (2016). Not in my back yard: A comparative analysis of crime around publicly funded drug treatment centers, liquor stores, convenience stores, and corner stores in one mid-Atlantic city. Journal of Studies on Alcohol Drugs, 77, 17-24.
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The attitude often referred to as NIMBY (not in my back yard) is related to community residents’ resistance to adopt various initiatives in their neighborhood due to concerns about what the initiative will bring, realistic or otherwise. Cite planning has been difficult for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs due to local NIMBY (Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly).
This study empirically tested one of the most common NIMBY reasons related to drug treatment centers: increased violence in surrounding area of establishment. Knowledge about the extent of violent crime surrounding drug treatment centers, and if it is the same or different as other commercial establishments with similar hours and foot traffic, can help communities make data driven decisions.
This study aimed to determine whether publically funded substance use disorder (SUD) treatment centers were associated with violent crime in excess of the violence happening around other commercial businesses. This study analyzed 53 drug treatment programs in Baltimore, MD. Researchers performed a cross-sectional analysis (e.g., where venues were assessed at one point in time) comparing violent crime around SUD treatment centers to violent crime happening around other commercial businesses.
Addresses of all venues were geocoded and mapped. Buffers with varying ranges were placed around each venue to count the density of violent crimes within the buffer. To control for neighborhood disadvantage, the researchers matched drug treatment centers to the convenience, corner, and liquor stores scores on neighborhood disadvantage from the US census.
This reputation may compound problems associated with stigma related to substance use disorder (SUD) and create unnecessary barriers in access to care (For more on stigma: (Kelly et al. 2015, Kelly et al., 2016).
Future research in this area should incorporate a broad range of community perspectives to balance the empirical data with residential experiences of Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) or otherwise. In addition, more studies are needed in other US cities to determine the generalizability of the results.
Furr-Holden, D. C. M., Milam, A. J., Nesoff, E. D., Johnson, R. M., Faukunle, D. O., Jennings, J. M, & Thorpe, R. J. (2016). Not in my back yard: A comparative analysis of crime around publicly funded drug treatment centers, liquor stores, convenience stores, and corner stores in one mid-Atlantic city. Journal of Studies on Alcohol Drugs, 77, 17-24.
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The attitude often referred to as NIMBY (not in my back yard) is related to community residents’ resistance to adopt various initiatives in their neighborhood due to concerns about what the initiative will bring, realistic or otherwise. Cite planning has been difficult for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs due to local NIMBY (Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly).
This study empirically tested one of the most common NIMBY reasons related to drug treatment centers: increased violence in surrounding area of establishment. Knowledge about the extent of violent crime surrounding drug treatment centers, and if it is the same or different as other commercial establishments with similar hours and foot traffic, can help communities make data driven decisions.
This study aimed to determine whether publically funded substance use disorder (SUD) treatment centers were associated with violent crime in excess of the violence happening around other commercial businesses. This study analyzed 53 drug treatment programs in Baltimore, MD. Researchers performed a cross-sectional analysis (e.g., where venues were assessed at one point in time) comparing violent crime around SUD treatment centers to violent crime happening around other commercial businesses.
Addresses of all venues were geocoded and mapped. Buffers with varying ranges were placed around each venue to count the density of violent crimes within the buffer. To control for neighborhood disadvantage, the researchers matched drug treatment centers to the convenience, corner, and liquor stores scores on neighborhood disadvantage from the US census.
This reputation may compound problems associated with stigma related to substance use disorder (SUD) and create unnecessary barriers in access to care (For more on stigma: (Kelly et al. 2015, Kelly et al., 2016).
Future research in this area should incorporate a broad range of community perspectives to balance the empirical data with residential experiences of Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) or otherwise. In addition, more studies are needed in other US cities to determine the generalizability of the results.
Furr-Holden, D. C. M., Milam, A. J., Nesoff, E. D., Johnson, R. M., Faukunle, D. O., Jennings, J. M, & Thorpe, R. J. (2016). Not in my back yard: A comparative analysis of crime around publicly funded drug treatment centers, liquor stores, convenience stores, and corner stores in one mid-Atlantic city. Journal of Studies on Alcohol Drugs, 77, 17-24.
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