title: Black alcoholism. A comment on NIAAA's plan to combat the problem.
abstract: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Interim Guidelines for the Establishment of Black Alcoholism Projects are criticized for their possible latent function of redirecting treatment energies away from the primary problem of alcoholism.
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014481:United States; D014482:United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration