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Article de Périodique
Drugs and substances: views from a Latino community (2002)
(Médicaments et autres substances psychoactives : points de vue d'une communauté latine)
Auteur(s) :
HADJICOSTANDI J. ;
CHEURPRAKOBKIT S.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
693-710
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
36
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
MINORITE
;
TRAFIC
;
CRIMINOLOGIE
;
IMMIGRE
;
REPRESENTATION SOCIALE
;
ENQUETE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
;
AMERIQUE DU SUD
Note générale :
American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2002, 28, (4), 693-710
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The last three decades have seen an increase in the study of licit and illicit substance use and abuse. Very few studies, however, have been conducted to show the views of minority people on what substance abuse really is and how it affects their families and communities, although connections have often been made between crime and minority involvement in drug trafficking, use and abuse. This exploratory study presents an attempt to explore Latino or Hispanic people's perceptions and attitudes regarding the use and abuse of both licit and illicit substances, in a Texas City. Further, it is set up to examine individuals' views on drugs' definitions, their use in their community, and their effects on abusive and violent behavior in the family. The findings indicate that although individuals in this Hispanic community hold views on drugs similar to those in other communities, they nonetheless place most importance on the impact of the use of legal substances (alcohol and tobacco) on problem creation. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dpt of Behavioral Sciences & Kinesiology, The Univ. of Texas of the Permian Basin, 4901 East Univ. Blvd, Odessa, TX 79762
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
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