title: Drug problem recognition among African American drug-using arrestees.
abstract: We examined demographic factors, drug-use severity indicators, social resources, and personal perceptions as correlates of Drug Problem Recognition among African American drug-using arrestees. In particular, we sought to move beyond the "ethnic gloss" of prior research by including ethnicity-related attitudes, perceptions, and experiences among the factors tested. Multivariate regression analysis suggested that Conventional Moral Beliefs and Neighborhood Drug/Alcohol Problems were key determinants of the perception that one's own drug use is a problem. We cite implications of these findings for help seeking and engagement in treatment among African American drug user.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, USA. dlongsho@ucla.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Longshore
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grills
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011287:Prejudice; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012647:Self-Assessment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*