title: Cultural differences in adolescent drug abuse.
abstract: This chapter describes the epidemiology of drug use among adolescents from different racial and ethnic groups. Second, it addresses the cultural variables prevalent in each of these groups and their relevance in the delivery of clinical care. Third, it describes the risks and protective factors for adolescent drug use and their interface with culture and the screening tools available for the pediatrician. Finally, we present the treatment and model programs of prevention that were tested specifically with ethnic groups ranked by the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs.
authors.affiliation: Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, 1425 NW 10th Avenue, Room 215, FL 33136, USA. vhorigian@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Viviana E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Horigian
authors.forename: Onelia G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Lage
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szapocznik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology