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Galvan, Frank H.; Ortiz, Daniel J.; Martinez, Victor; Bing, Eric G. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2009
This article reports the characteristics of Latino day laborers who have sex with female commercial sex workers (CSWs). A sample of 450 day laborers in Los Angeles was used. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association of independent variables with the likelihood of having sex with a CSW. Overall, 26% of the 450 day…
Descriptors: Laborers, Migrant Workers, Hispanic Americans, Males
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Isralowitz, Richard; Reznik, Alexander – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This article aims to examine specific substance use profiles among former Soviet Union (FSU) immigrant and native-born women in Israeli therapeutic treatment facilities. Individuals were sampled at drug treatment facilities and assessed using the Addiction Severity Index. ASI scores suggest differences between the two groups. Among the findings…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Narcotics, Drug Addiction
Caliguri, Joseph P., Ed. – 1978
This extensive annotated bibliography provides a compilation of documents retreived from a computerized search of the ERIC, Social Science Citation Index, and Med-Line databases on the topic of alcoholism. The materials address the following areas of concern: (1) attitudes toward alcohol users and abusers; (2) characteristics of alcoholics and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Alcohol Education, Alcoholic Beverages