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Objective. We examine volunteering to support the relief effort after the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. We address two issues: (1) how widespread was volunteering and what forms did it take, and (2) does Wilson and Musick's (1997a) "integrated theory of volunteer work" help to explain variation in volunteering in this disaster situation? Methods. We use data from the 1996 Oklahoma City Survey (OKC Survey). The 1996 OKC Survey is based on a random sample of the adult population of Oklahoma City and was administered 10 months after the bombing. Results. Nearly 75 percent of the sample respondents volunteered to support the relief effort in at least one way; giving money and donating nonprofessional goods or services were the two most prevalent volunteer activities. Socioeconomic status, knowing someone killed or injured in the bombing, belonging to voluntary organizations before the bombing, and being affiliated with a religious denomination were predictors of volunteering, depending on the type of volunteer activity considered. Conclusions. The magnitude of volunteering after the Murrah Building bombing was in line with volunteer efforts after other disasters. The integrated theory of volunteer work is a useful framework for studying volunteering after disasters.

Objective. Local government officials closed the Central Methadone Clinic (CMT) in Miami, FL on 31 May 1997. This study examined the economic consequences & related costs of closing this long-established substance abuse treatment program. Methods. Economic consequences were determined through a comparative analysis of patient status at baseline & one year following treatment cessation for Miami clients, relative to a comparison group in Jacksonville, FL that had continued access to a publicly funded methadone treatment clinic. Outcome measures included health-care utilization, addiction treatment, employment income, & crime. Bivariate & multivariate analyses were conducted to estimate differences in consequences & related costs. Results. Total cost as well as the cost for each category (except for addiction treatment) were statistically similar for both groups. Conclusions. Clients at the CMT did not generate significant economic consequences/costs for taxpayers or society in general during the year following closure relative to clients at a comparison clinic. 4 Tables, 48 References. Adapted from the source document.