Harley, Dana Rose, Theda Goings, Trenette Clark Canfield, James
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This study explored perceptions of marijuana use and abstinence among urban and rural Appalachian high school students using photovoice, enabling this subset of youth to co-construct their perceptions of marijuana use and abstinence. Twelve adolescents, ages 14-17, participated in the study. Participants identified managing stress and feeling peer ...
Perrotte, Jessica K Zamboanga, Byron L
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Research indicates alcohol use among Latinas/os occurs within a gendered context. Scholars surmise this is due to traditional gender roles (TGRs) of Latina/o culture, but without an analysis of the literature these assertions are unclear. Thus, this article provides a narrative review of the extant TGRs and alcohol use literature among Latinas/os. ...
McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E Zakarian, Rebecca J Luciano, Matthew T Olin, Cecilia C Mazzulo, N Noel Neimeyer, Robert A
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
The loss of a loved one to homicide is associated with considerable distress, often in the form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated grief (CG), and alcohol misuse. Yet alcohol-related problems and loss from a homicide are issues that disproportionally affect African Americans. The present study investigated alcohol use in a samp...
Yona, Sri Ismail, Rita Nurachmah, Elly Levy, Judith Norr, Kathleen
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
The number of female injection drug users in Indonesia is rapidly increasing. This study explores the experiences of women living with HIV in recovery from heroin injection. Using a ground theory approach, 22 women former drug users in Jakarta participated in this study. Six themes emerged: the challenges of quitting, the role of self-motivation, t...
Flora, Katerina Tsagkaridis, Konstantinos Papakosta, Lolita Vliamos, Nikolaos
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This study presents a systematic recording of addictive behaviors in the Greek-speaking population in Cyprus. Furthermore, it presents the participants' perceptions about the presence of addiction-related dimensions such as negative consequences, negative emotional context, positive emotional context, search for stimulation or pleasure, loss of con...
Pouille, Aline De Kock, Charlotte Vander Laenen, Freya Vanderplasschen, Wouter
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This systematic review of 15 qualitative studies explores recovery capital among migrants and ethnic minorities (MEM). The results of the framework analysis indicate that addressing barriers to recovery and (often minority-related) root causes of problem substance use is vital to recovery among MEM, as well as building recovery capital on personal,...
Lee, Ks Kylie Conigrave, James H Al Ansari, Mustafa Wilson, Scott Perry, Jimmy Zheng, Catherine Freeburn, Bradley Room, Robin Callinan, Sarah Hayman, Noel
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
We examined acceptability and feasibility of a tablet application ("App") to record self-reported alcohol consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Four communities (1 urban; 3 regional/remote) tested the App, with 246 adult participants (132 males, 114 females). The App collected (a) completion time; (b) participant feed...
Cancio, Roberto Altal, Daliah
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Using structural equation modeling to examine intimate partner violence (IPV) among post-Gulf War and post-9/11 military families, this study considers variations of IPV from the point of the perpetrator to test the impact of demographic factors on the type of IPV most prevalent among military perpetrators. The study sample contains information abo...
Vidourek, Rebecca A King, Keith A Patel, Pooja
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
This study examined whether recent alcohol use among African American adolescents differed based on school experiences and perceptions toward school. A secondary analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was performed to answer research questions. Results from the multivariable logistic regression models revealed that male and fem...
Menif, Leila Oueslati, Bilel Maamri, Amira Melki, Wahid Zalila, Haifa
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Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
Benzodiazepines may be prescribed to manage anxiety and insomnia in patients with depression. However, as noticed during our daily practice, a considerable proportion of patients treated for depression and receiving benzodiazepines developed a dependence to these medicines. Our aims were to estimate the proportion of patients with depression who de...
