Substance Use Disorders in African American Communities

<p>This book is dedicated to the prevention treatment and recovery of African Americans with substance use disorders. African Americans are disproportionately represented in the addictions criminal justice and child welfare systems. It is clear that when their culturally specific needs are not met they are vulnerable to continuous relapse and the revolving door syndrome. There has been little written that focuses exclusively on prevention treatment and recovery among African Americans. This book was written to fill this gap. It is an important contribution to the field of behavioral health providing a much-needed treasure trove of important knowledge from specialists including physicians psychologists educators social workers addictions counselors public health specialists researchers the clergy as well as individuals in recovery. This volume adds significantly to the knowledge base of practitioners and researchers whose work focuses on prevention treatment and recovery in African American communities.</p><p>This book was originally published as a special issue of <i>Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly</i>.</p>