A Family Affair: Latinas’ Narratives of Substance Use and Recovery

Autor:	Cecilia Ayón, Bonnie E. Carlson
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Health (social science) Population Psychological intervention Education Latino a Peer mentoring Familial history Narrative Internalized oppression Substance use Psychology education Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Ethnic And Cultural Diversity in Social Work. 23:55-77
ISSN:	1531-3212 1531-3204
DOI:	10.1080/15313204.2014.872008
Popis:	The purpose of this study was to explore factors that influence Latinas’ drug use and recovery process. Fourteen Latinas participated in in-depth interviews. Findings reveal that their families were at the heart of their stories, playing exacerbating or protective roles. Latinas whose family had a history of substance use encountered more challenges in their recovery process, as they had to break ties from unsupportive family members and had less support available, and were more likely to internalize negative stereotypes of Latinos as drug users. Latinas with no familial history of use received tremendous support (i.e., emotional, instrumental, and family members involved in treatment) from their family. They tended to challenge negative stereotypes of Latinos as drug users. Recommendations for improving services for this population include using peer mentoring groups, culturally grounded activities and interventions, and identifying supportive family and networks members to facilitate the recovery process.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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