Abstract
Our knowledge of drug misuse by older women of color is very limited. This introductory article attempts to provide some background for the following chapters and an integrated overview of the issue as a whole. The reader is provided with a discussion of ethnicity and some data describing the experiences of ethnic women of color. Then the scope of the problem of drug misuse in considered. Finally the role of professionals and non-professionals in prevention and treatment is explored, followed by policy considerations.
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