EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DRINKING PATTERNS AND ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS AMONG U.S. BLACKS. ALCOHOL USE AMONG U.S. ETHNIC MINORITIES. PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE OF ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE AMONG ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS. SEPTEMBER 1985 BETHESDA MARYLAND. MONOGRAPH 8

This examines the literature on blacks and alcohol use in the post-World War II period. Areas covered in the review include epidemiological, clinical, social survey, and ethnographic findings. The focus of the review is on the prevalence and patterns of alcohol-related problems and alcohol consumption. In the area of alcohol related problems, several areas of research are discussed. First, epidemiological trends on liver cirrhosis and esophageal cancer morbidity and mortality are explored. Second, indicators of psychosocial behavioral problems such as arrests for public drunkenness, arrest for dinking and driving, and hospital admissions statistics are examined. Third, self-reported social problems related to alcohol use from surveys of the general population are described.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  5635 Fishers Lane
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20892-9304
• Authors:
  • Gordon, A J
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 3-50

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: African Americans; Alcoholic beverages; Diseases and medical conditions; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Minorities; Social factors; Statistics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mortality rates
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490951
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph 8
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM