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A 4 page paper introducing a Hispanic alcohol abuser; cultural characteristics; and implication for practice. Cultural characteristics can dictate individuals’ reactions to stressors and treatment, and those involved in treatment must be aware of the individual’s culture’s views of and reactions to substance abuse. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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File: CC6_KSpsychHispAlco.rtf
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is a 42-year-old second-generation Mexican-American, married with three children and living in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been abusing alcohol for some years and now has presented for assistance in
dealing with his alcohol abuse. He is not present at the clinic fully through his own efforts and desires, but as a result as a direct intervention precipitated by
coworkers. Marios wife sees the intervention as a positive event, but at the same time is apprehensive of the consequences. Cultural Implications
In terms of drug and alcohol use, Hispanic and white populations are very similar (Cook, Ungemack and Mark, 2001), though data indicate that "Latino youth experience proportionately more anxiety-related and
delinquency problem behaviors, depression, and drug use than do non-Hispanic white youth" (Fact Sheets: Latinos/Hispanic Americans, 1999). Hispanics are "relatively under-represented among
people who are homeless or children in foster care" (Fact Sheets: Latinos/Hispanic Americans, 1999). This is a fact of culture of which counseling psychologists should be aware and
likely constitutes a point that can be highly useful in providing motivation for maintaining abstinence and clinging to a drug-free life. Also, there
are distinctive patterns of drug and alcohol abuse within the Hispanic population. Overall, Hispanics use alcohol at rates similar to non-Hispanic whites, but that average masks variation by gender
within the Hispanic population. Drug and alcohol use among Hispanics is much more prevalent among men than among women, who have "unusually low rates of alcohol and other drug
use" (Fact Sheets: Latinos/Hispanic Americans, 1999). Origin of birth affects drug and alcohol use as well. Rates of substance abuse are
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