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10628516

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
Due to a pervasive bias toward Asian Americans, such as tendency to view Asian Americans as model minorities, drug use behaviors among them are often ignored by health professionals, researchers, and community members, including Asian community members. This study identified patterns of drug use behaviors in relation to cultural factors among Asian drug users in San Francisco, CA. A sample of 92 Asian drug users (35 Chinese, 31 Filipino, 26 Vietnamese) who were not currently enrolled in drug treatment programs were recruited through targeted sampling methods and interviewed using a questionnaire with open-ended questions. The study evaluated responses of the participants and used content analyses. This study clearly revealed that the patterns of drug use among Asian drug users are unique to their ethnicity, gender, immigrant status, and age groups. Also, Asian drug users share cultural constructs related to drug use such as fear of addiction and injecting drugs, and stigma attached to drug users in the community. Therefore, drug abuse prevention programs should address both common factors among Asian drug users, as well as unique factors in specific target groups (e.g., ethnic groups, Asian immigrants, Asian women, refugees, and adolescents).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0306-4603
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
823-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Drug use behaviors among Asian drug users in San Francisco.
pubmed:affiliation
Asian American Recovery Services, San Francisco, CA, USA. nemoto@itsa.ucsf.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.