IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SOUTH CAROLINA'S AFRICAN- AMERICAN COMMUNITY, VOLUMES I, II, III

• NCJ Number: 145369
• Author(s): A J Chishom; H Brantley; D Small; A Coker; R Poulson
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 700 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The dimensions and depth of the drug problem in the African-American community in South Carolina are explored in this three-volume set.

Abstract

Volume 1, "Research," contains a comprehensive review of the literature on the drug problem in the United States generally and in South Carolina and of blacks specifically; and a thorough description of a research project, including methodology, demographics, and results broken down into subcategories. Volume 2, "Public Hearings," contains participants' quotes in eight local public hearings. Volume 3, "Conference Proceedings," contains the minutes from a professional conference on substance abuse in South Carolina, March 17-20, 1992. African-Americans report using drugs less frequently than do whites and Hispanics, but for longer periods than do whites. Their rate of use is not declining as among American youth generally. Their drugs of choice are heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. Alcohol is the most widely abused drug among all races, but African-Americans seem particularly susceptible to its dangers. Questionnaire, tables, references, 9 appendixes