Acculturation and drug use among dually diagnosed Hispanic adolescents.
With drug abuse among Hispanic youth on the rise, examining cultural factors such as acculturation may provide insight into understanding and addressing this problem. This study examined the relationship between acculturation and severity of drug use among a sample of severely impaired Hispanic adolescents referred for residential substance abuse treatment. As recent studies with clinical samples have found, it was hypothesized that lower levels of acculturation would be associated with higher levels of substance use. Results indicated that youth born outside the United States reported greater frequency of drug use at intake into treatment than those born in the United States, supporting the hypothesis.
Rodriguez
Rosemarie A
RA
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Drug Abuse, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. rosemarie.a.rodriguez@att.net
Henderson
Craig E
CE
Rowe
Cynthia L
CL
Burnett
Kent F
KF
Dakof
Gayle A
GA
Liddle
Howard A
HA
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States