Addictive Disorders and their Treatment
Volume 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 157-165

Substance abuse in immigrant Latino youth in Appalachia: Preliminary findings (Article)

Pumariega A.J.* , Millsaps U. , Rodriguez L. , Moser M. , Pumariega J.B.
  • a Department of Psychiatry, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, United States, Department of Psychiatry, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Sixth Avenue and Spruce Street, Reading, PA 19612, United States
  • b Department of Psychiatry, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, United States
  • c Department of Psychiatry, Lake City VA Medical Center, Lake City, FL, United States
  • d East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, United States
  • e Penn States, Reading, PA, United States

Abstract

One-third of the US Latino population is under the age of 18. Studies show a significant percentage of Latinos aged 12 or older use illegal substances. Acculturation, family relationships, and depression are contributing factors to this abuse. Previous studies concentrated on populations along the US-Mexico border. This study examined the relationship between illegal substance abuse, acculturation, family relationships, and depression in Latino adolescents aged 12 to 19 in Northeast Tennessee. The Pan American Youth Inventory was administered to 66 Latino youth. There was a significant relationship between substance abuse and depression, as well as substance abuse and lifetime suicide ideations. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

Author Keywords

youth Latino Substance abuse

Index Keywords

male controlled study cultural anthropology female family relation depression immigrant substance abuse priority journal suicidal ideation Article human school child human experiment Hispanic Adolescent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-37349103816&doi=10.1097%2fADT.0b013e31802e9a39&partnerID=40&md5=1f203dd2613b440ddb07d10a11827af1
DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0b013e31802e9a39
ISSN: 15315754
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English