Locating Alcoholism Treatment Facilities
研究了1970年代联邦立法后美国各州建立酒精治疗项目的空间分布，发现俄克拉荷马州的城市地区设施过多，引发了对反向医疗法则的质疑。
As a result of federal legislation in the early 1970s, treatment rather than criminal prosecution was to be the norm for public inebriates and alcoholics. The response in more than half the states has been to establish a continuum of alcohol treatment programs offering a comprehensive set of services. This paper examines the spatial pattern of service provision in the state of Oklahoma. Although many new facilities have been established, alcohol treatment programs are over-represented in urban areas. This raises the question of the so-called inverse care law in the provision of alcoholism services. Although alcohol consumption is generally higher in urban areas than elsewhere, there is no clear-cut evidence that the prevalence of alcoholrelated problems is also higher.