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Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Substance Abuse NewsNAPAFASA provides a collection of relevant news as recent as the past two weeks at no cost to the public. To access older articles, please apply for membership. Community News
Community NewsSF: Assemblywoman Ma Wants to Eradicate Hepatitis B from the City (September 19, 2008)At a news conference for the SF Hep B Free campaign, Assemblywoman Fiona Ma of San Francisco announced she is one out of every ten Asian Pacific Islanders to carry the hepatitis B virus. There the U.S. Center for Disease Control released stricter testing recommendations to help further Ma's goal of eradicating the disease from the United States. It recommends tests for people born in Africa, Asia and other geographic regions with 2 percent or higher prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus infections, as well as for men who have sex with men and injection drug users. Read the full article on CBS5.com. Tobacco, alcohol, drug use a problem for Guam (September 19, 2008)While prevention efforts have halved the percentage of young smokers in Guam to under 25 percent over the past ten years, the rates amongst adults - about 1 in 3 - has not changed since 2003. In fact, adult consumption of tobacco in Guam is 36 percent higher than in the United States. As for alcohol and drugs, the District Court of Guam recently launched the voluntary Drug Offender Re-Entry Program to help convicted drug offenders stay clean and sober by enlisting the help of the federal court to monitor their progress. Read the full article in the Pacific Daily News. UC Davis study sees culture gap in seeking mental health care (September 17, 2008)A recent University of California, Davis study suggests Asian Americans seek mental health treatment in far lower numbers than the rest of the population. A mere 28 percent of Asian Americans diagnosed with psychological problems opt for Western-style mental health treatment – compared with 54 percent of the general population. Many of those who actually do seek help don't remain in treatment for very long. The UC Davis research center is now trying to learn if and what cultural factors affect treatment retention rates. Read the full article at the Sacramento Bee. Suicide Rate Higher Among NYC Asian Women (September 14, 2008)The national suicide rate for Asian American women seniors is 8.1 per 100,000, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. Compared to the national rate, that of NYC is higher, at 11.6 per 100,000. Read the full article at the Epoch Times. Study finds disparity in mental health of biracial Asian Americans (September 12, 2008)Biracial Americans of Asian and white descent are twice as likely to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder compared to monoracial Asian Americans, according to the Asian American Center on Disparities Research at UC Davis. Although over 6.8 million people in the 2000 U.S. census identify as more than one race, UC Davis's study is the first nationwide to look at the mental health of biracial individuals. Researchers compared rates of psychological disorders between 125 biracial Asian/white and 435 monoracial Asian Americans. After controlling for variables, they found that biraciality was a significant risk factor, with 34 percent of biracials diagnosed with a mental disorder compared to 17 percent of monoracials. Lower ethnic identity is a risk factor that might explain the disparity between biracial and monoracial Asian Americans, as conflict and confusion over ethnic identity may result in negative psychological outcomes for biracials. Future research will look at other biracial groups to identify factors that promote their psychological well-being. Read the full article at the California Aggie. |
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