新作坊 Humanity Innovation and Social Practice

Ethnic and cultural minority groups.

摘要：

This chapter attempts to describe and understand how various experiences of ethnicity may relate to the use and abuse of illicit drugs and to factors that influence cessation, treatment efficacy, and relapse. Topics addressed in the chapter include the minority experience: some common issues; epidemiological data on ethnic/racial minorities and substance abuse; cultural competence in drug abuse treatment; multicultural perspectives (common sociocultural features across ethnic/racial groups, unique sociocultural features of African Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, Asian-Americans, Native American Indians); practical considerations in treatment and service delivery (client–provider relationships, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention, agency operations).