American Community
Stating the Problem
The contemporary problem that I would like to address is Substance abuse in African Americans community.
Most Africain American uses Substance abuse as a stress reliever .
They use religion by going to church to get strength asking for forgiviness. Adolescent are the one's who are at risk the most .
In the Hampton Roads you will see a lot of homeless people substance abuse users.
Interview from a experience individual who was a victim of substance abuse
Social Work Contact
Yolanda Gunter
Home Health Care Service
Virginia Beach, Blvd
757 735-2595
Social Work Interview
ocial Work to address a substance abuse ? orward. I also know that each of my clients have different addiction with drugs that affects th
hrough and I would like to encourage and give them hope.
Case Study
e coming over and using her house to do drugs so she got evicted and bec
Field Contact
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Protective Factor
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her substance problems in adolescence and early adulthood:implication for substance abuse prevention
Barriers
d engagement for African American women who use crack cocaine, these barriers require further examination. s by which individual service users experience their relationships with service providers and the factors that affect these relationships in o in high-risk behaviors facilitated by substance abuse treatment, an individual must first be able to access and engage with treatment to d
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Statistics
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