Substance Use Disorders in African American Communities: Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Sanders (2013) View Abstract Highlights recovery management as an alternative to the acute care model in addressing the needs of African
Americans with substance use disorders.
Not exact matches
The program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses described above produced treatment - control differences in 15 - year - olds» arrests and reductions in arrests and convictions among 19 - year - old females.32, 33 In a subsequent trial
with a large sample of urban African -
Americans the program produced treatment impacts on 12 - year - olds»
use of
substances and internalizing
disorders.34
Opioid abuse and addiction is a growing concern in the U.S.
with the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimating that approximately 2.1 million
Americans suffer from
substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers and an estimated 467,000
Americans are addicted to heroin,
with increasing recognition of the strong relationship between opioid
use and heroin abuse.
Specifically, compared
with African
Americans, non-Hispanic whites had significantly higher rates of any
disorder, any
disorder except conduct
disorder, any disruptive behavior
disorder, conduct
disorder, any
substance use disorder, and
substance use disorder other than alcohol or marijuana.
Compared
with African
Americans, Hispanic females had higher rates of all disruptive behavior
disorders, conduct
disorder, alcohol
use disorder,
substance use disorder other than alcohol or marijuana, and both alcohol and drug
use disorder.
The program of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses described above produced treatment - control differences in 15 - year - olds» arrests and reductions in arrests and convictions among 19 - year - old females.32, 33 In a subsequent trial
with a large sample of urban African -
Americans the program produced treatment impacts on 12 - year - olds»
use of
substances and internalizing
disorders.34
As a staunch BSFT supporter, she has been a presenter at the
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, and the State of Michigan's
Substance Use Disorder Conference, speaking on BSFT implementation and coordination
with other evidence based practices.