Hispanics in Chicago: chemical dependency and the law.
Due to discrimination, poverty, lack of education and language barriers the recent Hispanic immigrants to the Chicago area have a higher incidence of substance abuse and legal problems than the majority population. In this article a novel treatment approach that deals with these difficulties in a bilingual and socioculturally sensitive milieu is discussed.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002641:Chicago; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000208:ethnology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*