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Garcia, Victor – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
To help in understanding the manner in which community, individual, and other factors in the United States and Mexico contribute to drug use among transnational migrants, this paper introduces a binational social ecology model of substance abuse in this population. We draw on our 2 NIH-funded ethnographic studies--1 on problem drinking and the…
Descriptors: Subcultures, Drug Abuse, Ethnography, Drug Use
Howard, Don; Howard, Nancy – 1976
This model starts with the assumption that a drinking problem is a family problem. Alcoholism is seen as a complex, progressive illness dangerous not only to the individual drinker but also to his family, friends, and society as a whole. Early intervention is seen as important in dealing with the problem. Early warning signs and symptoms are set…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Community Influence