Substance abuse among young Latinos | Reporting on Health

I would like to research about substance abuse among young Latinos. Study results of existing treatment programs, family and culture role on addiction trends on this group. I would like to define the needs and most most effective strategies to deal with this problem.   Read about the projects of other 2014 California Health Journalism Fellows. Los Angeles County , California alone contains 4.9 million Hispanic or 9% of the nation’s Hispanic population of 53 million according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2012.New research recently released by The Partnership at Drugfree Hispanic teen drug use is significantly higher than other ethnic groups.More than half of Hispanic teens (54 percent) reported having used an illicit drug, versus 45 percent for African-Americans teens and 43 percent for Caucasian teens.The research sponsored by …


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