Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse最新文献

Community-based interventions for youth substance use prevention require high levels of capacity to organize and coordinate community resources to support youth development and create opportunities to prevent youth substance use. This project aimed to better understand what Black prevention practitioners perceive as the requirements for a successful drug-free community coalition. Black prevention practitioners, who were engaged in drug-free community funded coalitions, had discussions about coalitions as a strategy for youth substance use prevention in Black communities. These facilitated discussions resulted in consensus over a set of nine core principles regarding successful youth substance use prevention coalition building in these communities.

The current study examined associations between traumatic life events, current and lifetime importance of mental health and substance use treatment, and crack cocaine use among 201 Black men who were incarcerated and nearing community reentry. Results indicated age, sexual trauma and lifetime importance of drug treatment were significantly associated with an increased likelihood of crack cocaine use. Substance abuse treatment in correctional settings should consider culturally tailored assessment and treatment for history of unaddressed sexual trauma among Black men who are incarcerated and use crack cocaine.

The regulation of new psychoactive substances (NPS) varies across countries and regions, and China's program provides important experience for global control of NPS. The aim of the study was to analyze the regulation of NPS in China and provide an important reference for global NPS control. This paper analyzes the legislation, scheduling methods, scheduling updates, and legal prosecution of NPS in China, and discusses improvements in the scheduling of NPS. A combination of individual listing with generic legislation is a feasible option for NPS scheduling. Taiwan regularly updates the scheduling of NPS every three months, and Hong Kong frequently updates the chemical parent nucleus and relevant substituent groups in generic legislation, both of which are valuable practices. The decriminalization of drug abuse imposes lighter penalties in mainland China, and it is also worth learning from the mandatory education programs for drug abusers on the harms of NPS in Taiwan. Taiwan and Macao have classified NPS, as they contend that it is more scientific to apply different penalties to different classifications of NPS. It is suggested that the global community adopt a combined approach of individual listing and generic legislation, regularly update NPS schedules, continuously update the chemical parent nucleus and relevant substituent groups in generic legislation, classify NPS, and apply different penalties, and implement mandatory education programs for NPS users.

Abuse is a social concern in all life affairs including sports. This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to explore the lived experience of Iranian athletes who had been abused in sports. The participants were six athletes who had experienced abuse in sports. Due to the sensitivity of the issue, they were selected through the purposeful snowball sampling method. The results of the research showed seven main themes in the Iranian athletes' experience of abuse in sports: (1) stigma, (2) suppressed hatred and anger, (3) psychological pendulum of continuing and abandoning sport, (4) trampled emotions, (5) ambiguity and imposed harassment, (6) victimhood, and (7) feelings of self-blame. Our findings indicate that abuse among athletes is a multifaceted issue that can take different angles. A better understanding of abuse in sports can help prevent and manage this phenomenon.

Cannabis legalization and use across North America disproportionately negatively affects North American Indigenous (NAI) youth. Cultural activities may function as an alternative reinforcer to protect against substance use and promote engagement in substance-free activities. The present study explored the role of valuing cultural activities on positive cannabis expectancies and past-month cannabis use. This was a secondary data analysis of data from one NAI adolescent population reporting any past-month cannabis use. 106 NAI adolescents (50% female) from a Canadian reserve community completed surveys in spring 2017. The Institutional Review Board, tribal chief, and council approved this study and informed consent, assent, and parental permission were obtained from participants. Linear regression results revealed significant main effects of positive cannabis expectancies (b = 2.926, SE = 1.198, p = .017, 95%CI[0.542, 5.309]) and valuing cultural activities (b= -0.471,SE = 0.234, p=.048, 95%CI[-0.937, -0.005]) on cannabis use, but no significant interaction between cannabis expectancies and valuing cultural activities. Previous research found valuing cultural activities significantly moderates the relationship between positive alcohol expectancies and alcohol use. Divergent findings may relate to the different historical significance of alcohol versus cannabis. Alcohol was used as a method to colonize NAIs. Thus, our non-significant interaction may result from cannabis not holding the same historical significance in comparison to alcohol for First Nation people, although this is only a hypothesis and should be confirmed with a follow up study. Despite this, calls from Indigenous communities emphasize the need for strength-based approaches and our results indicate that valuing culture is still significantly related to reduced cannabis use, independent of cannabis expectancies.

This study examines how addiction within marriage functions as a site of psychological injury for Palestinian women, generating depression, panic, and moral injury under conditions of secrecy, stigma, and social surveillance. Drawing on thematic analysis of 30 detailed testimonies from Palestinian women in digital peer support forums, the research examines the collapse of marital trust, the corrosion of intimacy, and the moral disorientation that addiction precipitates. Findings reveal that women endure betrayal, emotional withdrawal, and chronic vigilance, manifesting in anxiety, sleeplessness, and somatic complaints. Shame, cultural codes of honor, and fear of social judgment intensify isolation and suppress disclosure, while limited access to gender responsive services perpetuates distress. The concept of moral injury illuminates how deception, abandonment, and coerced silence violate women's core values, leaving wounds of conscience alongside fear-based trauma. Coping repertoires include prayer, secrecy management, selective disclosure, and strategic disengagement, often aimed at survival rather than transformation. By situating addiction within the intersecting pressures of patriarchy, occupation, and stigma, the study argues for culturally attuned interventions that prioritize -dignity, confidentiality, and community-based recognition of women's injuries.

This study was conducted to identify the domestic and gender-based problems experienced by women whose spouses are addicted to drugs. The present study was conducted using a phenomenological design from qualitative research methods. The sample consisted of 22 women whose husbands were admitted to the hospital due to substance addiction. These subjects were selected using a purposive sampling method. The study data were collected with a semi-structured interview form, and an inductive content analysis technique was used to analyze the data. The marital experiences of women married to substance-addicted men were categorized according to the following themes: (1) The effect of addiction on marriage; (2) Domestic violence; (3) The reaction of the environment; (4) What is desired to change. Women reported that their husbands' addiction led to a decrease in their husbands' interest in them and their children, that they were exposed to different types of violence, that they experienced economic problems, and that they were under pressure from their close environment to divorce. Addiction has been shown to have a profound impact not only on the individual struggling with the condition but also on their immediate family members and the broader social environment. The family unit is often subjected to a variety of challenges, including social isolation, financial hardship, and an increased risk of domestic violence. In cases of addiction, it is recommended that the focus be shifted toward addressing the needs of the spouse and family members rather than solely on the health services that are typically focused on the addicted individual.

Background: Mental health nurses who care for patients diagnosed with substance use disorders often experience stress. The purpose of this study was to assess psychological resilience, coping behaviors, and social support among mental health nurses who work with individuals diagnosed with substance abuse disorder.

Methods: A cross-sectional research design was conducted at XX. Data were collected using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Deakin Coping Scale.

Results: The results indicated that nurses had low levels of psychological resilience (mean of 2.49), moderate coping behaviors (mean of 3.67), and high levels of social support (mean of 4.85). The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) demonstrated a strong positive correlation with the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (r = 0.793, p < 0.001). However, there was no statistically significant correlation between the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Deakin Coping Scale (r = 0.081, p = 0.400).

Conclusions: The results of this study indicate low levels of psychological resilience, moderate levels of coping behaviors, and high levels of social support among the participating nurses.

The study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived social support on adolescent substance use with the mediating role of self-control and boredom in Iran. The population of the study consisted of all adolescent students of high school in Zahedan city located in southeastern of Iran, in 2025. A total of 320 adolescent students were selected as sample using multi-stage cluster sampling and were studied through questionnaires of tendency to substance use, self-control, perceived social support, and the multidimensional scale of boredom. Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data using SPSS and Smart-PLS software. The findings indicated that perceived social support had a significant negative impact on substance use in adolescents, perceived social support had a significant negative impact on substance use in adolescents with the mediating role of self-control, and perceived social support had a significant negative impact on substance use in adolescents with the mediating role of boredom. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that perceived social support affects the lack of tendency in adolescents to substance use by increasing self-control and reducing boredom.

We examined whether the cultural value of respect based on age was indirectly associated with adolescents' drinking via parental psychological control and whether gender differences existed. Korean adolescents (N = 354, 13-16 years old, 207 female-identified) attending a middle school in Seoul participated in an innovative online survey. Measures included the Respect Based on Age Scale developed for this study, an established scale of parental psychological control, and drinking frequency in the past year. Structural Equation Modeling results revealed that respect based on age was positively associated with both dependency-oriented (DPC) and achievement-oriented psychological control (APC), which were in turn positively associated with drinking frequency. These results suggest that both respect based on age and parental psychological control may be risk factors for Korean adolescents' drinking. We uncovered subtlety in the common belief that respect based on age pervades Korean culture, as Korean adolescents simultaneously held two contradictory beliefs: respect should be based on age and also should not be based on age. Moreover, female-identified adolescents felt more bound by the cultural value of respect based on age than did male-identified adolescents, and female-identified adolescents also felt more controlled by primary caregivers than did male-identified adolescents. When male-identified adolescents believed that respect did not come with age, they reported less APC than female-identified adolescents. These results highlight cultural and familial risk factors for Korean adolescents' drinking and gender-based adolescent development in Korea.