Ethnic and Multicultural Drug Abuse: Perspectives on Current Research, المجلدات 1-2Psychology Press, 1992 - 387 من الصفحات Here in one volume is a compilation of cutting-edge research in the field of drug abuse research with specific ethnic-minority groups. This book suggests effective ways to conduct research and enhance research opportunities with such groups. Ethnic and Multicultural Drug Abuse includes summaries of ethnic-minority drug abuse literature and identifies knowledge gaps, highlighting areas in need of more research. The authors, most from African-American, American Indian, Asian Pacific-American, or Hispanic backgrounds, discuss topics related to the research development process, report research findings, and make research recommendations for African-Americans. They cover drug abuse research issues existing mainly among Asian Pacific-Americans and Hispanics and drug use patterns among a sample of American Indian youth and Alaskan youth. Throughout the book, informative chapters
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Developing a Competitive Research Proposal | 1 |
Alcohol and Drug Use Among American Minorities | 23 |
Methodological Issues in Conducting Substance Abuse | 59 |
Psychosocial Predictors of Substance Use Among Urban | 79 |
Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use Among Homeless Black | 115 |
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acculturation Addictions adolescents African American Alaska Alaskan Native Alcohol Abuse alcohol and drug American Indian analysis Asian Americans Asian Pacific Americans Asian Pacific groups assessed Beauvais bonds Caetano Clinical cocaine abuse cocaine users correlates cultural demographic depression deviant behaviors differences drinking dropouts drug abuse drug and alcohol drug-taking behavior epidemiology ethnic groups ethnic minority etiology factors findings focused gender Grades HBCUs higher Hispanic homeless Black adults homeless state characteristics illicit drugs individuals inhalants Institute on Drug International Journal interview issues Jessor Journal of Drug lifestyle lifetime prevalence lower males marijuana measures Mental Health Mexican Americans National Institute Native American Newcomb NIDA Oetting outcome patterns peer clusters predictors prevalence levels prevention programs problems psychiatric psychological psychosocial psychotherapy Puerto Ricans rates relationship reported response risk sample significant specific status stress substance abuse survey tion treatment Trimble variables
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الصفحة vii - Americans is the National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research at the University of Colorado.