Devaluation, Loss, and Rage: A Postscript to Urban African American Youth with Substance Abuse

• NCJ Number: 241555
• Journal: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly Volume: 30 Issue: 3 Dated: July - September 2012 Pages: 326-342
• Author(s): Kenneth V. Hardy, Ph.D.; Misbha Enam Qureshi, MFT
• Date Published: July 2012
• Length: 17 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article provides an examination of connections that exist between urban African-American youth, their recurring experiences with racial oppression, and substance abuse.

Abstract

This article explores and discusses the sociocultural dynamics underpinning urban African-American youths' use and misuse of substances and its connection to the invisible wounds of race-related trauma. A racially-sensitive framework is discussed as an intervention approach designed to address the special needs of urban Africa-American adolescents maligned by, and suffering from, the complex interplay of substance misuse and rage. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.