title: Trauma and Chinese heroin users.
abstract: This qualitative study explores the traumas of Chinese heroin users. The results showed that the Chinese experience traumas during (childhood, later in life but prior to heroin-use onset, and throughout their heroin-use career. Themes related to the traumas include the historical economic transition, the value of family orientation, an emphasis on scholarly pursuits, the shame orientation, and a scarcity of resources conducive to recovery. This article provides a framework to understand the traumas experienced by Chinese people and offers insights on how macrofactors may impact the trauma and its treatment in different societies.
authors.affiliation: a University of Nevada , Las Vegas , Nevada.
authors.forename: An-Pyng
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b Central Police University , Taoyuan City , Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: c Arizona State University , Phoenix , Arizona.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D000067073:Psychological Trauma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Chinese; heroin; trauma; treatment