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Alcohol Problems Among Older African-American Women

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Alcohol misuse is second only to prescription drug misuse among African-American older adults. Despite this reality, relatively few older African-American women are seen in centers for alcohol treatment. Increasing our knowledge of attitudes about alcohol held by older African-American women may assist in the development of mechanisms to decrease barriers to utilization of treatment services. The belief systems regarding alcohol were surveyed in a non-clinical sample of 184 older African-American women ages 55–89.

The relationship between religion and religiosity and attitudes and behavior related to alcohol suggest that the church could be used as a vehicle for the dissemination of educational information about alcohol use and possible treatment options.

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  1. Social Work Program of the, University of Texas at, El Paso

    Bonnie F. Hatchett (Assistant Professor in the)

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Hatchett, B.F. Alcohol Problems Among Older African-American Women. Journal of Religion and Health 38, 149–154 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022930226214

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