Graduate Research Papers
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Abstract
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), alcohol abuse is the leading health and social problem in Black America today (Hacker, Collins, 1 & Jacobson, 1987). Data analysis from the Secretary's Task Force on Blacks and Minority Health (Ronan, 1986/87) indicated that Blacks suffer disproportionately from health consequences of alcohol abuse and appear to be at disproportionately high risk for certain alcohol related problems. Upton and Jallah (1986) cited another early study, released in 1979 by Dr. Lewis King, which found that alcoholism was the number one social problem in Black America. They further cited how Blacks suffer demonstrably greater consequences of alcohol abuse. Finally, there is also evidence that Blacks surpass Whites in the rates of physiological illness resulting from alcohol abuse and in rates of the disease of alcoholism (Harper, 1979).
Year of Submission
1989
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
Ann Vernon
Date Original
1989
Object Description
1 PDF file (19 leaves)
Copyright
©1989 Karen Norris-Henderson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Norris-Henderson, Karen, "Alcoholism among Black Americans" (1989). Graduate Research Papers. 3024.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/3024
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