Policies and laws affecting Mexican-origin immigrant access and utilization of substance abuse treatment: Obstacles to recovery and immigrant health

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 12-13, 2008, Pages 1747-1769

  Moya, Eva M ^a   Shedlin, Michele G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug user treatment; Immigration policies; Mexican origin immigrants; United States Mexico Border

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COCAINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLIMATE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 57349170233     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802297294     Document Type: Article

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