Dixie L Johnson, Scott K Okamoto, Mistie Hokulani Rosario, Pallav Pokhrel
{"title":"Tobacco product use and cultural connectedness among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Asian American, and Filipino American young adults in Hawai'i.","authors":"Dixie L Johnson, Scott K Okamoto, Mistie Hokulani Rosario, Pallav Pokhrel","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2022.2161082","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2022.2161082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tobacco product use rates among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI), Asian American, and Filipino American young adults in Hawai'i have risen rapidly in recent years following the introduction of electronic nicotine delivery systems. Though some research has examined tobacco use correlates for these demographics of young adults, research examining protective factors, such as cultural connectedness, is lacking. Additionally, research that disaggregates Asian Americans from Pacific Islanders is scarce, despite the differing risk and protective factors that have been determined for each group. This study separately examined cultural connectedness among NHPIs, Asian Americans, and Filipino Americans to help fill the gaps in the current tobacco product literature. The findings indicated that Asian Americans and Filipino Americans who identify more with their own cultures are less likely to use e-cigarettes; however, this relationship was not supported for NHPIs. No significant evidence was found to indicate a relationship between cultural connectedness and combustible cigarette use among any of the sampled groups. The lack of relationship between cultural connectedness and e-cigarette use among Native Hawaiians may be explained by measurement limitations in the study, and suggest the need for more culturally competent scales (e.g., an enculturation scale) that account for Indigenous status.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"967-981"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10307923/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9702661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Berhudan Şamar, Mazlum Taş, Mehmet Kayın, Başak Ünübol
{"title":"Comprehensive analysis of social stigma of ındividuals with substance use disorder in Turkey in the context of Erving Goffman's stigma theory.","authors":"Berhudan Şamar, Mazlum Taş, Mehmet Kayın, Başak Ünübol","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2176394","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2176394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Goffman defines stigma as a disgrace and social outcast/disqualification. Individuals with substance disorder are exposed to stigma at certain periods of their lives. Stigma particularly affects their thoughts, behaviors, and treatment processes, as well as their social life and identity perception. This paper examines the effects of social stigma experienced by individuals with substance disorder in Turkey and its reflections on social life in terms of Goffman's stigmatization theory. In this regard, studies examining the social stigmatization of individuals with addictions and social perceptions and attributes toward these individuals in Turkey were analyzed. This analysis suggests that socio-demographic and cultural factors play a significant role in stigmatization, that society has negative perception and representations toward addicts, that stigmatized addicts are likely to avoid interactions with \"normals\" and are often stigmatized by the media, colleagues, and health professionals, and that stigma develops/creates \"an addicted identity.\". This paper suggests the need for robust social policies that would aim to minimize stigmatizing attitudes and misconceptions toward individuals with addiction, ensure access to effective treatment, fulfill their social functioning, and integrate them into society should be implemented.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"679-698"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9438754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eunhye Lee, Juliet Piñeros, Leslie D Williams, Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Yamilé Molina, Basmattee Boodram
{"title":"Network ethnic homophily and injection equipment sharing among Latinx and White non-Latinx people who inject drugs.","authors":"Eunhye Lee, Juliet Piñeros, Leslie D Williams, Mary Ellen Mackesy-Amiti, Yamilé Molina, Basmattee Boodram","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2181259","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2181259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Latinx people who inject drugs (PWID) are less likely to engage in injection equipment sharing, but are more vulnerable to injection drug use (IDU)-related morbidity and mortality than Whites. Identifying subgroups of Latinx PWID who <i>do</i> engage in equipment sharing and likely bear the brunt of this health burden is a priority. Ethnic disparities may reflect contextual drivers, including injection networks. Latinx PWID with low ethnic homophily (the proportion of individuals with the same ethnic background) may be more likely to share equipment due to forced distancing from health-protective ethnocultural resources and power imbalances within injection networks. The current study offers a framework and examines how associations between network ethnic homophily and injection equipment sharing differ among 74 Latinx and 170 non-Latinx White PWID in the Chicagoland area (<i>N</i> = 244). Latinx had less homophilous than non-Latinx Whites (<i>p</i> <.001). Ethnic homophily was protective for equipment sharing among Latinx (<i>OR</i> = 0.17, <i>95%CI</i> [0.77, 0.04], <i>p</i> = .02), but not non-Latinx Whites (<i>OR</i> = 1.66, <i>95%CI</i> [0.40, 6.93], <i>p</i> = .49). Our findings implicate the need for targeted cultured interventions that focus on Latinx PWID who are more vulnerable to morbidity and mortality, potentially due to less access to ethnic peers.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1080-1099"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460831/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10154632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley H Clawson, Ashley B Cole, Christine S Kurien, Alexandra L Blair
{"title":"Racial and ethnic differences in distress, discrimination, substance use coping, and nicotine use among parents during COVID-19.","authors":"Ashley H Clawson, Ashley B Cole, Christine S Kurien, Alexandra L Blair","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2022.2128960","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2022.2128960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study identified contributing factors for tobacco-related inequities among parents (N = 331) during COVID-19. Compared to non-Hispanic White parents, Asian, Black, and multiracial parents experienced greater discrimination. Parents with a nicotine use history experienced greater discrimination and substance use coping relative to tobacco abstainers. Among parents who used nicotine during the pandemic (n = 45), experiencing financial loss, having COVID-19, and greater worries were positively associated with nicotine reductions during COVID-19. Being female, increased family members with COVID-19, discrimination, and substance use coping were negatively associated with nicotine reductions. Tobacco interventions that reduce substance use coping and increase alternative coping are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"764-787"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10097833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9666061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sitara M Weerakoon, Baojiang Chen, Melissa B Harrell, Denise C Vidot, Sarah E Messiah
{"title":"Racial and ethnic disparities in chronic disease risk in adolescence after prenatal polydrug exposure: Examination of the Hispanic paradox.","authors":"Sitara M Weerakoon, Baojiang Chen, Melissa B Harrell, Denise C Vidot, Sarah E Messiah","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2181257","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2181257","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Racial disparities exist in fetal development which in turn can influence growth and development of chronic disease later in life. The purpose of this study was to explore potential racial and ethnic differences in chronic disease risk factors throughout the pediatric years given prenatal exposure to substance use. Data from the Maternal Lifestyle Study cohort was used for this analysis. Urine toxicology confirmed maternal substance use (y/n) and offspring height, weight, and systolic blood pressure (SBP) data at 16 years was analyzed. Linear mixed effects modeling with an interaction term for adolescent race/ethnicity and maternal drug use assessed growth trajectories (body mass index (BMI) percentile) and cardiovascular disease risk factors (elevated SBP). Of the sample (<i>n</i> = 1,388 mother/infant dyads), 23% (<i>n</i> = 319) of mothers used three substances during pregnancy and 14% (n = 200) used four or five. Controlling for BMI, Hispanic adolescents prenatally exposed to any singular substance had 13 mmHg higher SBP at age 16 than their unexposed counterparts (95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 12.24, 14.01). Prenatal exposure to >1 substance significantly lowered SBP in Hispanic adolescents only. Results here showed that Hispanic adolescents exposed to singular substance are at higher risk of elevated SBP in adolescence, but SBP decreased when exposed to >1 substance. The Hispanic paradox may play a role; future studies should continue to explore this. Additionally, barriers to prenatal care for Hispanic women should be addressed in order to prevent substance use during pregnancy which can reduce chronic disease risk in offspring adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1062-1079"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9320519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brittany Miller-Roenigk, Paris Wheeler, Candice Hargons, Danelle Stevens-Watkins
{"title":"Race-Related and Mental Health Factors of Powder Cocaine Use Among Black Incarcerated Men.","authors":"Brittany Miller-Roenigk, Paris Wheeler, Candice Hargons, Danelle Stevens-Watkins","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2167143","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2167143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Incarceration disproportionately impacts Black men in the United States, which can have compounding effects on mental health and substance use among this population. Cocaine use, in particular, carries higher severity of dependence and overdose risks among Black Americans, though research examining cocaine use correlates among Black incarcerated men is limited. The present study examines race-related and mental health correlates of powder cocaine use among a sample of incarcerated Black men (<i>n</i> = 208) using the General Strain Theory. Specifically, the present study was a secondary analysis examining race-related stress, psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depression), and stigma about receiving psychological help as correlates of lifetime powder cocaine use. Results indicated that the likelihood of lifetime powder cocaine use was higher among those reporting lifetime psychological distress and greater race-related stress. Stigma about receiving psychological help was not significantly associated with lifetime powder cocaine use among this sample. Results of this study have important implications for substance use treatment interventions. Identifying adaptive coping strategies to manage anxiety and depression symptoms and race-related stress among incarcerated Black men may help reduce rates of cocaine use among this population and increase successful reintegration into the community post-incarceration.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"996-1015"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10352460/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9884196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Holyoke Early Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART): A case study of a court-based intervention to reduce opioid overdose.","authors":"Amelia Bailey, Elizabeth A Evans","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2172758","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2172758","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The District Court in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is among the first courts nationwide to provide access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and other treatment. The program uses an innovative multisectoral approach to serve a primarily Latinx population living in communities of concentrated poverty with high opioid overdose rates. We document the origins, adaptations, and current status of program operations, including the use of on-site peer recovery specialists and robust data collection efforts. From August 16, 2021, to February 28, 2022, of the 1040 individuals who entered the court for an arraignment, 47.9% (<i>n</i> = 498) were eligible for program participation. Of those 498 individuals, 54.2% (<i>n</i> = 270) spoke with a recovery specialist. Many self-identified as Latinx (53.0%) and male (69.3%). Over one-fourth (27.0%) were connected to a long-term peer recovery specialist and 11.5% were directly connected to a MOUD provider. Semi-structured interviews with key implementers and participants revealed a shared appreciation for the life-saving efforts of the program. We conclude with practical and theoretical considerations required to offer linkage to MOUD in court-based contexts. Future efforts will assess participant outcomes to determine whether the program is an effective and feasible intervention that can be adopted by other court-based settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1039-1061"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10387124/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9899646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abigail O Akande, Christina Riehman-Murphy, Christiana Oji-Mmuo, Abenaa Acheampong Jones, Qiushi Chen, Joel E Segel, Glenn E Sterner, Marianne T Adam
{"title":"A scoping review of the opioid epidemic among U.S. Immigrants: Implications for treatment practices.","authors":"Abigail O Akande, Christina Riehman-Murphy, Christiana Oji-Mmuo, Abenaa Acheampong Jones, Qiushi Chen, Joel E Segel, Glenn E Sterner, Marianne T Adam","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2173346","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15332640.2023.2173346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this review was to identify knowledge gaps within the literature regarding the impact of opioid use disorder, specific to immigrants in the United States, by addressing the following questions: 1) What is presented in the literature about the impact of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the opioid epidemic on immigrants in the United States?; and 2) What role does culture play in the opioid use disorder experiences of immigrants in the United States? Nineteen research articles were uncovered that addressed immigrants in the U.S. and opioid use disorder. The following themes prevailed: 1) OUD comparisons, 2) OUD comorbidities, 3) disparate OUD treatment engagement, and 4) the role of country of origin. Limited review findings support the need for future research on the topic of opioid misuse among immigrants in the United States. The authors elaborated on additional issues that influence OUD rates and warrant further exploration. Matters related to the potential positive roles of religion and faith leaders, cultural perceptions and expectations about gender roles, immigration status, ethnically diverse needs among sub-groups of immigrants, the role of geographic location within the U.S., and the implications of COVID-19 on OUD among immigrants need to be addressed to alleviate the deleterious impact of opioid misuse among immigrants.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"660-678"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10411101/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9959476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cemile Hurrem Ayhan, Mehmet Cihad Aktaş, Sakine Aktaş, Zilan Bayram
{"title":"Difficulties in emotion regulation and attachment styles among Kurdish individuals in Eastern Turkey with substances use disorders.","authors":"Cemile Hurrem Ayhan, Mehmet Cihad Aktaş, Sakine Aktaş, Zilan Bayram","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2024.2407637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2024.2407637","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between attachment style and emotion dysregulation in Kurdish individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) in Eastern Turkey, a non-Western, Islamic society, in a descriptive cross-sectional design. This study was conducted with 216 individuals with SUDs who were treated at the SBU Van Training and Research Hospital Alcohol and Substance Addiction Treatment Center in Eastern Turkey between April 2023 and June 2023. Almost half of the participants (44.5%, <i>n</i> = 96) were between 18 and 30 years old and almost all were men (96.3%, <i>n</i> = 208). The most commonly used substances were heroin (46.3%, <i>n</i> = 100), marijuana (28.7%, <i>n</i> = 62) and synthetic cannabinoids (7.9%, <i>n</i> = 12). The results showed that higher levels of emotion dysregulation were associated with increased avoidant attachment and anxious attachment style. The study found that anxious and avoidant attachment styles were a significant predictor of emotion dysregulation. These findings suggest that attachment styles may play an important role in emotion dysregulation in Kurdish individuals with SUDs. Future research should investigate whether interventions targeting attachment-based interventions could be effective in reducing emotion dysregulation in Kurdish individuals with SUDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142348058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}