NCJ Number
142668
Editor(s)
J E Trimble,
C S Bolek,
S J Niemcryk
Date Published
1992
Length
391 pages
Annotation
Written for researchers, clinicians, and others concerned about drug abuse, these 13 papers present current research findings regarding drug abuse in specific minority populations and suggests effective ways to conduct research and enhance research opportunities with such groups.
Abstract
The authors, most from minority backgrounds, cover drug abuse research issues and describe drug abuse patterns among black, Hispanic, Asian, and American Indian populations. Individual chapters present guidelines for comparing competitive research proposals, discuss theory and methodological issues, and review selected Federal efforts to encourage minority drug abuse research and researchers. Further papers present research results relating to specific ethnic and minority groups, examine drug abuse among adolescents and homeless persons, describe a psychosocial model for planning programs for the prevention of deviance, and summarize findings from drug treatment research. Figures, tables, chapter reference lists, and index