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Culturally Appropriate Substance Use Disorder Treatment: CETPA’s Practical Applications for Hispanic/Latino Populations Part 1: History and Demographics

03/11/2014 08:05pm | 8472 views

Part 1: History and Demographics

There are many destabilizing aspects of social adaptation in the United States for Latinos: a rapidly increasing population; residential segregation; shortfalls in educational attainment; language barriers; and a new political, social, legal, financial, and educational system. Any of these issues alone may cause substance use disorders or mental health problems, let alone experienced all together.

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