A 1973 survey of 50 health professionals from the Indian Health Services in the Phoenix area indicated that the respondents felt generally positive about both their alcoholism treatment program and clients. Available from: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840 Southwest Gaines Road, Portland, OR 97201. (CM)

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (2001), 14 million U.S. adults abuse alcohol and several million more are at risk of developing alcohol problems because of their drinking behaviors. Heavy drinking increases the risk of serious health problems, with the economic cost of problem drinking estimated to be…

Clinicians involved in family therapy are increasingly concerned with the impact of parental alcoholism on individual development and family functioning. With more than 20 million adults raised within an alcoholic family, and with widespread problems associated with parental alcoholism, clinicians providing family treatment have a potentially…

The author focuses on a number of key issues which appear to be common to a variety of alcohol treatment programs which have as their intention the amelioration of alcohol problems. The aim in this paper is to call attention to these issues and to discuss their implications for the manner in which health care workers think about alcohol problems,…

The OEO-funded Sangre de Cristo Comprehensive Health System in Costilla and Conejos Counties, Colorado, and northern Taos County, New Mexico, utilizes medical practitioners who are certified to practice a variety of medical techniques under the supervision of licensed physicians. (JM)

Used audio conferencing for continuing education of Francophone and Anglophone addictions workers across Canada. Evaluation revealed that program design enabled cost-effective, real-time linking of local groups of professionals with their peers and with external expert colleagues. Found that such contact promoted social goals of networking and…

This document contains a two-part manual intended to help the community health worker in dealing with drug and alcohol problems within a framework of general health and social care. It was designed to help the community health worker: (1) acquire knowledge and skill in working with families, the community, and individuals; (2) recognize cases of…

Surveyed perceptions of the causes, severity, and treatment of elderly substance abuse as reported by 30 drug-abuse, health care, and social service practitioners. Perceptions differed as a function of both the basic type of services an agency provided and its specific response to older abusers. (Author)

This report contains recommendations of a Wisconsin Task Assignment Steering Committee created to explore solutions to some significant problems facing adult chronic "revolving-detox-door" alcohol abusers (CRA's), persons with repeated admissions for detoxification services; and to examine the system that serves and funds them. This…

This report reviews selected issues related to minority health manpower with a specific focus on mental health, alcohol, and drug abuse programs. Particular attention is given to the public policy that separates treatment for mental health from that of physical health. Reference is made to the confusion that exists in a dual system of health care…

This guide, one of a series of publications written for medical school faculty to use in designing substance abuse instruction, focuses on curriculum content for drug and alcohol abuse instruction. Following a brief introduction, discussions of positive attitude development toward substance abuse patients, and the psychological, cultural, and…

As minority groups in America become more urbanized and come under the pressures of acculturation, they are encouraged to give up old or "primitive" ways in favor of more modern, "scientific" ways. Although they are aware of the existence of illnesses such as cancer and tuberculosis and utilize modern medical services for such…

This paper describes a pilot workshop curriculum on alcohol, drug abuse, and related mental health problems for primary care providers, e.g., physicians, physician assistants, or nurse practitioners, developed by the National Center for Alcohol Education. Pilot workshops held in Michigan and North Carolina are presented. Methods of needs…

The Indian Health Care Improvement Act authorizes 612 positions and $208,797,000 for fiscal year 1978. Title I augments the inadequate number of health professionals serving Indians, and with such aid as grants and scholarships removes barriers to health professionals' entry into the Indian Health Service (IHS) and private practice for Indians.…

Although rural Texas residents have some access to medical care, it is often limited by poverty, lack of health insurance or coverage under public programs, cultural barriers, racial discrimination, and limited education. It is inaccurate to say that rural residents receive health care if health is defined in terms of environmental, physical,…