Psychosocial and contextual determinants of alcohol and drug use disorders in the National Latino and Asian American Study

JE Savage, B Mezuk - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In the US, Latino and Asian American immigrants and ethnic minorities
may be at increased risk for alcohol and drug use disorders (AUDs/DUDs). The role of …

Racial and ethnic differences in the immigrant paradox in substance use

HN Bui - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2013 - Springer
Using data from the National Longitudinal Studies of Adolescent Health, the present study
examines self-reported substance use (cigarettes, tobacco, and marijuana) among youth …

Migration perspectives in social work research: Local, national and international contexts

P Cox, T Geisen - The British Journal of Social Work, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Within social work, it is often assumed that migration is a signifier for social deprivation;
however, closer examination of migrant populations in different European countries reveals …

Health consequences of long-term injection heroin use among aging Mexican American men

LR Torres, C Kaplan, A Valdez - Journal of Aging and Health, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Research on the health consequences of long-term injection drug use (IDU) is
limited. This article examines these consequences among aging, male Mexican American …

[BOEK][B] Frauen in Drogenszenen: Spezifika ihrer Lebenssituation

C Bernard - 2019 - Springer
Basierend auf qualitativen und quantitativen Interviews mit Drogenkonsumentinnen, deren
Lebensmittelpunkt die Straßen-Drogenszene im Frankfurter Bahnhofsviertel bildet, gibt der …

A cross-national comparison of externalizing behaviors among high-risk youth and youth gang members in Metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts, and San Salvador, El …

R Olate, C Salas-Wright, MG Vaughn - Victims & Offenders, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Youth interventions often focus on high-risk youth; however, little is known about the
similarities and differences of these youth cross-nationally. This study examines …

A Cross‐National Comparison of Suicide Attempts, Drug Use, and Depressed Mood Among Dominican Youth

JB Peña, KE Masyn, LE Thorpe… - Suicide and Life …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We compared suicide attempts, depressed mood, and drug use of 1,710 Dominican public
high school students in New York City (NYC) and 9,573 in the Dominican Republic (DR) in …

School of enrollment and perceptions of life satisfaction among adolescents experiencing substance use disorders

MW Glaude, SW Jennings, LR Torres… - Journal of Evidence …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study continues to build evidence for the effectiveness of Recovery High
Schools as a continuing care intervention for youth experiencing substance use disorders …

Hispanic perspectives on Recovery High Schools: If we build them, will they come?

M Glaude, LR Torres - Journal of groups in addiction & recovery, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Recovery high schools (RHSs) have been among the continuum of care for adolescents
experiencing addiction since 1979 (Moberg & Finch,). Outcome studies for RHSs are limited …

[BOEK][B] The prevalence and determinants of health risk behaviors among high school students in Mexico

N León - 2009 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that despite health
promotion efforts, adolescents continue to engage in behaviors that put them at risk for …