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Information Especially For You
Fact and Resources
(National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse)

Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups: Surgeon General's Report (1998) Highlights
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS)

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Research and Tools
Alcohol Abuse and Asian Americans - Journal citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Gender Differences among Asian and Pacific Islander Treatment Admissions Aged 18 to 25 (PDF, 896 KB)
         Reports on gender differences in substance abuse treatment admissions among young adult Asian and Pacific
         Islanders. Discusses primary substances of abuse, prior treatment, education and employment, and insurance,
         benefits, and coverage. Published in 2010.

Substance Abuse and Asian Americans - Journals citations from MEDLINE/PubMed
(National Library of Medicine)

Substance Use among Asian Adults (PDF, 463 KB)
        Examines 2004 and 2008 data on substance abuse and treatment needs among Asian Describes trends in illicit drug
        and alcohol use among subgroups, including young adults, women, men, uninsured people, and people living in poverty.         Published in 2010.

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Materials in Asian Languages
Chinese
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Filipino/Tagalog
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Hmong
     Smoking Smoking

Japanese
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Korean
     Smoking Smoking
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Laotian
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

South Asian
     Smoking - Burmese Smoking - Burmese
     Smoking - Hindi Smoking - Hindi
     Substance Abuse - Hindi Substance Abuse - Hindi
     Smoking - Karen Smoking - Karen
     Substance Abuse - Turkish Substance Abuse - Turkish

Thai Vietnamese
     Smoking Smoking
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

Multilanguage
     Substance Abuse Substance Abuse

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Organizations and Programs
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, DHHS

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General Information
Alcoholism in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Alcohol Abuse in Healthfinder
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Drug Abuse in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

Drug Abuse in MedlinePlus
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Substance Problems Topics in MedlinePlus
(National Library of Medicine)

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