Sisters in Support Together Against Substances (SISTAS): An alcohol abuse prevention group for Black women

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 51-62

  Witherspoon, Karen McCurtis ^a   Richardson, Alesia Williams ^a  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Alcohol abuse; Prevention; Support group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTIMACY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEGRO; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 33751260395     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v05n03_03     Document Type: Review

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