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Populations at increased risk for abusing alcohol and other drugs

Chapter 7 – Substance Abuse Among Southeast Asians in the U.S. Implications for Practice and Research. Populations at increased risk for abusing alcohol and other drugs Contributing factors are thought to be Stress related to acclamation

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Populations at increased risk for abusing alcohol and other drugs

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  1. Chapter 7 – Substance Abuse Among Southeast Asians in the U.S.Implications for Practice and Research

  2. Populations at increased risk for abusing alcohol and other drugs • Contributing factors are thought to be • Stress related to acclamation • Bereavement ( loss of country, status, possessions, etc.) • Change (new environment, financial status) • Trauma (war, famine, torture, etc.) • High risk for PTSD and high rates of PTSD found in clients actually interviewed Southeast Asian Substance Use Patterns and Associated Problems in the United States • Acclamation to American norms, resulted in changes in substance use patterns and consumption increases over recent generations • Bicultural Asian Americans at greater risk to drink excessively • Among Asians, Japanese women have the highest rate of heavy drinking (women)

  3. Implications for Practice and Research Clinic Assessment • Employ a more heterogeneous perspective – diagnosis • Cultural Context (cultural sensitive assessment tools) Intervention • Focus on multiple losses • Stress-related Somatic Concerns • Daily Problems of Adaption Recommended Interventions Include: • Psycho-education • Role Modeling • Coping skills to bolster self- efficiency and deal with stressful environmental challenges and to strengthen support networks within the family and community • With regard to substance abuse, avoid insight-oriented therapies • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Directions for Future Research • Focus on differences of each ethnic group

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