Asian American Teenage Drug Abuse

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, although there has been a decline within overall narcotic use within the United States over the past decade, Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), as an aggregate group, have maintained their consistent level of narcotic use within the past decade. The author points out that the growth of drug use among Asian- American teenagers, which is a startling development, is centered within the risk areas of Los Angeles County. The paper proposes a survey of the Asian-American teenage population from two school districts in Los Angeles County and San Francisco County, which have the highest rate of Asian-American students on a national level.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literary Review
Methodology
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Empirical research has shown that ATOD use usually begins around the time of adolescence. This is especially true among Asian Americans teenagers as they confront the problems of identity development. Cultural, familial and economic conflicts which results from being Asian American can severely stress teenagers and lead them towards further alienation from adult peer groups. This general trend within the teenage population entails a deeper understanding of how ATOD impacts intergeneration conflict and Asian American teenage drug use."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Takaki, R. (1989). Strangers from a different shore: A history of Asian Americans. Boston, MA: Little, Brown.
• U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1990). Statistical abstract of the U.S. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Statistics. (1993). National household survey on drug abuse: Main findings (DHHS Publication No. SMA 93-1979). Rockville, MD: Author.
• Wallace, J. M., Jr., & Bachman, J. G. (1993). Validity of self-reports in student-based studies on minority populations: Issues and concerns. In M. R. De La Rosa & J-L Recio Adrados (Eds.), Drug abuse among minority youth: Advances in research and methodology (NIDA Research Monograph 130, pp. 169-170). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
• Roland, A. (1999). The self in India and America: Toward psychoanalysis of social and cultural contexts. In V. Kavolis (Ed.), Design of selfhood (pp. 170-184). London: Associated University Press.

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