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Substance abusing Latinos : current research on epidemiology, prevention, and treatment
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Discover the role culture, family, and environment have in the prevention of Latino substance abuseInformation about the substance abuse behaviors among Latino populations has been limited. Substan...
Discover the role culture, family, and environment have in the prevention of Latino substance abuseInformation about the substance abuse behaviors among Latino populations has been limited. Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment fills this void by presenting the latest research on the epidemic of substance abuse now afflicting the Latino community. Ethnic differences are reviewed, including specific studies covering gang members, low-income urban women, risky behaviors, and language preference indicators of acculturation. This book do
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- Creator
- Mario R. de la Rosa, Lori K. Holleran, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, editors
- Included Title
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- Journal of social work practice in the addictions
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Binghamton, N.Y. : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, 2005
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (219 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781136438998, 1136438998, 9780203051351, 0203051351, 9781283840767, 1283840766, 9781136438929, 1136438920, 0789028832, 0789028824
- OCLC
- ocn819635775, ocn607833620
- "Co-published simultaneously as Journal of social work practice in the addictions, volume 5, numbers 1/2 2005."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Substance Abusing Latinos: Current Research on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Substance Abuse Among U.S. Latinos: A Review of the Literature; Substance Abuse Among Puerto Rican and Dominican Gang Members in a Small City Setting; Childhood Sexual Abuse and Drug Use Among Low-Income Urban Puerto Rican Women; A Comparison of African American and Cuban American Adolescent Juvenile Offenders: Risky Sexual and Drug Use Behaviors; Acculturation Status and Substance Use Prevention with Mexican and Mexican-American Youth
- Culturally Competent Intervention with Families of Latino Youth at Risk for Drug AbusePsychiatric, Family, and Ethnicity-Related Factors That Can Impact Treatment Utilization Among Hispanic Substance Abusing Adolescents; Factors Associated with Drug Treatment Entry Patterns Among Hispanic Women Injection Drug Users Seeking Treatment; SPECIAL TOPICS: HIV/AIDS Prevention Practice with Latino/a Substance Abusers: An Interview with Jennifer Herrera; ENDPAGE: The Story of a Bi-Cultural, Latina Addict; Index