ArticleJournal of aging and health2011
Health consequences of long-term injection heroin use among aging Mexican American men.
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- The Perceived Role of Family in Heroin Use Behaviors of Mexican-American Men.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2017Article
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- Trajectories of Aging Long-Term Mexican American Heroin Injectors: The "Maturing Out" Paradox.Journal of aging and health · 2016Article
- Hispanic Perspectives on Recovery High Schools: If We Build Them, Will They Come?Journal of groups in addiction & recovery · 2016Article
- From "Kickeando las malias" (kicking the withdrawals) to "Staying clean": The impact of cultural values on cessation of injection drug use in aging Mexican-American men.Substance use & misuse · 2014Article
- Spatial accessibility of drug treatment facilities and the effects on locus of control, drug use, and service use among heroin-injecting Mexican American men.The International journal on drug policy · 2014Article
- "El lado oscuro": "the dark side" of social capital in Mexican American heroin using men.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse · 2013Article
- Self-rated health and ethnicity: focus on indigenous populations.International journal of circumpolar health · 2012Review
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Abstract
objectivesResearch on the health consequences of long-term injection drug use (IDU) is limited. This article examines these consequences among aging, male Mexican American injecting heroin users. Concern for this group is crucial, given its health disparities and the association of IDU with disease transmission.
methodAging, male Mexican American IDUs (N = 227) were recruited through intensive outreach. Participants self-reported health status, medical and substance use history, and completed behavioral and psychometric health scales.
resultsResults: Participants had significantly poorer self-rated health and negative health conditions. Selected medical conditions not associated with the heroin-use lifestyle (i.e., hypertension, diabetes, arthritis) were lower relative to the comparison samples. DISCUSSION: This population has a complex profile of health consequences linked to a heroin-using lifestyle. The study concludes that routine screening of infectious diseases and medical and behavioral conditions among aging substance using populations may contribute to reducing Hispanic health disparities.
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