Ethnocultural factors in substance abuse treatment

Abstract

Part I: Introduction. Straussner, Ehtnocultural Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment: An Overview. Part II: Working with Clients of African Background. Wright, Substance Abuse in African American Communities. Harris-Hastick, Substance Abuse Issues among English-Speaking Caribbean People of African Ancestry. Part III: Working with Clients of Native American and Latino Backgrounds. Weaver, Native Americans and Substance Abuse. Rothe, Ruiz, Substance Abuse among Cuban Americans. Alvarez, Ruiz, Substance Abuse in the Mexican American Population. Medina, Toward an Understanding of Puerto Rican Ethnicity and Substance Abuse. Part IV: Working with Clients of European Background. van Wormer, Substance Abuse among Americans of British Descent. Abbott, Substance Abuse Treatment with Clients of French Background. O'Dwyer, The Irish and Substance Abuse. Marinangeli, Italian Culture and Its Impact on Addiction. Gilbert, Langrod, Polish Identity and Substance Abuse. Kagan, Shafer, Russian-speaking Substance Abusers in Transition: New Country, Old Problems. Part V: Working with Clients of Middle Eastern Background. Abudabbeh, Hamid, Substance Use among Arabs and Arab Americans. Straussner, Jewish Substance Abusers: Existing but Invisible. Part VI: Working with Clients of Asian Background. Bromley, Sip, Substance Abuse Treatment Issues with Cambodian Americans. Lai, Ethnocultural Background and Substance Abuse Treatment of Chinese Americans. Sandhu, Malik, Ethnocultural Background and Substance Abuse Treatment of Asian Indian Americans. Matsuyoshi, Substance Abuse Interventions for Japanese and Japanese American Clients. Kwon-Ahn, Substance Abuse among Korean Americans: A Sociocultural Perspective and Framework for Intervention.