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Drug Abuse Among Hispanics: A Brief Evidence-Based Guide for Providers

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About the Course

This brief addresses research findings related to substance abuse treatment and prevention among Hispanics and will make research information more available to service providers. The document summarizes existing data and studies included in the National Strategic Plan on Hispanic Drug Abuse Research: From the Molecule to the Community funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) (Grant No. 045270).

This course is based on the reading-based online article, Drug Abuse Among Hispanics: A Brief Evidence-Based Guide for Providers created by Keith A. Trujillo, Ph.D. et al

Publication Date

May 2007

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Keith A. Trujillo, Ph.D.

Keith A. Trujillo, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at California State University.

Patricia Molina, M.D.

Patricia E. Molina, MD, Ph.D., is an Ashman Professor of Physiology at the LSUHSC Alcohol Research Center in New Orleans.

Daniel Santisteban, Ph.D.

Daniel A. Santisteban, Ph.D., is a Research Professor at the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D.

Hortensia Amaro, Ph.D., is the Director of the Institute on Urban Health Research and a Distinguished Professor at Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.

Dharma E. Cortes, Ph.D.

Dharma E. Cortes, Ph.D., is an instructor at Cambridge Health Alliance/ Harvard Medical School.

Barbara Lopez, Ph.D.

Barbara Lopez, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.

Hilda Panton, Ph.D.

Hilda Panton, Ph.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director at the Prevention Division Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.

Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D.

Felipe Gonzalez Castro, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University

Course Creator

Dan Rebek, Ph.D.

Recommended For

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about drug abuse among Hispanics. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. Discuss the prevalence of drug use among Hispanics.
  2. Identify the effects of drugs of use on the brain, and especially on adolescent brain development.
  3. Describe drug use prevention efforts for Hispanic adolescents.
  4. Identify methods of treatment for Hispanics with drug abuse problems.

Availability

This course is available starting Sep 22nd, 2008 and expires Feb 27th, 2020

Disclosure to Learners

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Dan Rebek, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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