Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ495986
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Substance Abuse: Implications for Counseling African American Men.
Wade, Jay C.
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, v16 n4 p415-33 Oct 1994
Examines factors--such as unemployment, economic deprivation, racism, issues pertaining to gender roles--and their contribution to substance abuse in African American men. Specifically reviews the use of alcohol, opiates, crack, and cocaine. Argues that a biopsychosocial model offers the best framework in conceptualizing substance abuse and treatment. (RJM)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Blacks, Cocaine, Counseling, Crack, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Etiology, Intervention, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Factors, Rehabilitation, Substance Abuse
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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