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This paper presents a qualitative report of semi-structured interviews with 10 Panjabi women who are caregivers to men (specifically husbands) with substance use disorder (SUD) in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Core themes identified depict the significant burden caregivers carry due to managing simultaneous financial and parenting duties, negative emotional impacts of caregiving, and attempts to conceal substance use by both the participants and their husbands. Despite this, all participants shared nuanced reasons to stay in their marriage, including for their children, for financial stability or to avoid stigmatization. Participants emphasized the need for culturally competent care, family involvement in SUD treatment, compassion toward people with SUD and increased resources for women caregivers.
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The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse presents rigorous new studies and research on ethnicity and cultural variation in alcohol, tobacco, licit and illicit forms of substance use and abuse. The research is drawn from many disciplines and interdisciplinary areas in the social and behavioral sciences, public health, and helping professions. The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is an international forum for identification of emergent and culturally diverse substance use and abuse trends, and the implementation of culturally competent strategies in harm reduction, individual, group, and family treatment of substance abuse. The Journal systematically investigates the beliefs, attitudes, and values of substance abusers, searching for the answers to the origins of drug use and abuse for different ethnic groups. The Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings. The Journal welcomes submissions from across the globe, and strives to ensure efficient review and publication outcomes.
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