TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asians & Pacific Islanders, Substance Users
TITLE: Asian/Pacific Islander Substance Abuse: Issues and Implications
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Nakano-Matsumoto N. Asian/Pacific Islander Substance Abuse: Issues and Implications. 2001; Available at: [www.health.org/seasonal/asianpi/naomi.htm].
SUMMARY
This article discusses the impact of substance abuse among Asian and Pacific Islander youth and young adults. The Asian American Recovery Services (the organization featured), was established in 1985 through grassroots efforts of a community-wide Asian American Substance Abuse Task Force. Created as a culturally responsive alternative to existing treatment programs that offered little or no services or programs specific to A&PIs with substance abuse programs, AARS continues to adapt and change to meet the rapidly growing and diverse needs of The Asian & Pacific Islander communities in the Bay Area. Web links and bibliography references included.