101469: Drug Abuse Among Hispanics

About the Course:

This brief addresses research findings related to substance abuse treatment and prevention among Hispanics and will make research information more available to service providers. The document summarizes existing data and studies included in the National Strategic Plan on Hispanic Drug Abuse Research: From the Molecule to the Community funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) (Grant No. 045270).

Journal/Publisher:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publication Date:

May 2007

Authors

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.; Dharma E. Cortés, Ph.D.; Keith A. Trujillo, Ph.D.; Patricia Molina, M.D.; Barbara López, Ph.D.; Hilda Pantín, Ph.D.; Felipe González Castro, Ph.D.; Daniel Santisteban, Ph.D.

About the Authors:

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., is the Director of the Institute on Urban Health Research and a Distinguished Professor at Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.

Dharma E. Cortés, Ph.D., is an instructor at Cambridge Health Alliance/ Harvard Medical School.

Keith A. Trujillo, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University.

Patricia E. Molina, MD, Ph.D., is an Ashman Professor of Physiology at the LSUHSC Alcohol Research Center in New Orleans.

Barbara López, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.

Hilda Pantín, Ph.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director at the Prevention Division Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.

Felipe González Castro, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University

Daniel A. Santisteban, Ph.D., is a Research Professor at the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about drug abuse among Hispanics. It is appropriate for all levels of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss the prevalence of drug use among Hispanics.

2. Identify the effects of drugs of use on the brain, and especially on adolescent brain development.

3. Describe drug use prevention efforts for Hispanic adolescents.

4. Identify methods of treatment for Hispanics with drug abuse problems.