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Feds Address Drug And Alcohol Abuse In Tribal Nation
August 08, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar today announced a new federal framework to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in achieving their goals in the prevention, intervention and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse. ...
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Potent Alcoholic Drinks Look Like Soda, Target Minorities
April 27, 2011
"It clearly looks like soda pop. Also the use of Snoop Dogg, a hugely successful hip-hop artist and music industry mogul, tells me where they're going." ...
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Hispanics High On Life, Not Drugs, Alcohol
August 03, 2010
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Males Dominate Alcohol Abuse Treatment Among Hispanics
May 05, 2010
There are pronounced differences in substance use patterns between Mexican–American women and men ...
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Survey Results Show More Than A Quarter Of Hispanic Youth Drink Alcohol
March 29, 2010
More than a quarter of youth aged 12-20 (27.6 percent) drank alcohol in the past month, according to a survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...
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Black Adults' Alcohol Use Low, Drug Use High
February 25, 2010
At the same time the study reveals that black adults have a higher rate of current illicit drug use than the national average (9.5 percent versus 7.9 percent). The difference in rates of current illicit drug use between black adults and the national average tends to be more pronounced among male adults aged 26 and older. For example, 14.7 percent of black adults aged 26 to 49 currently use illicit drugs as opposed to 11.2 percent of the general adult population in that age group ...
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California Blacks And Hispanics More Likely To Die In Alcohol-Related Homicides
January 19, 2010
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American Indian Health Crisis - Diabetes, Alcoholism And Depression
January 05, 2010
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms Signs on to Prevent Gang And Firearms-Related Violence in Schools
June 30, 2009
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Report analyzing link between Alcohol and Suicide Among Racial/Ethnic Populations
June 18, 2009
The study showed that alcohol was linked to suicide across a variety of populations including sex, age, and racial/ethnic groups ...
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Justice Dept. Finds Florida Inmates Abused
August 30, 2011
A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Miami-Dade County jail system has found inmates are routinely abused, refused mental and physical medical care and are constantly at risk for disease. The report details the deplorable conditions within the county’s Corrections and Rehabilitation Department and claims employees ...
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Minorities Worry About Children's Health More Than White Counterparts
August 22, 2011
The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health. The annual poll, released August 15, asked Hispanic, Black and White respondents to rank the importance of 23 health concerns for children in their own community. Different ethnicities indicated varying levels of concern for specific health issues. Overall, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely than Wwhites to rank children’s health issues ...
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Money Woes Drive Black Smoker Rates Down
August 22, 2011
A new report in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that increasing cigarette prices combined with other social and economic factors appear to be behind the steep decline in smoking rates among Black youth that occurred between 1970s and the mid-1990s. The report argues that racial differences in parental attitudes, ...
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Native American Docs Try to Reduce High Death Rates
August 11, 2011
The 40th annual AAIP (Association of American Indian Physicians) conference is being held in Portland, Oregon this week, as more than 200 Native American doctors focus on ways to reduce high death rates afflicting tribes across the country. The death rate for Native Americans from tuberculosis and alcoholism ...
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ACLU Challenges "Pay Or Stay" Prison Policy
August 04, 2011
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan said today that they are challenging “pay or stay†sentences imposed on five persons across the state who were illegally jailed for being too poor to pay court fines. ...
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BLACK MEN SAFER IN PRISON?
July 22, 2011
According to a study, black men are half as likely to die in prison than if they are free. The authors of the study, set to be published in the Annals of Epidemiology, claim that easier access to healthcare, protection from drugs and alcohol, and the ability to avoid deadly Black-on-Black violence leads to a longer lifespan for those who are incarcerated. African-American males are the only group for which these facts hold true, according to the authors of the study. The authors of the research also claim that the study reflects a pattern that those from disadvantaged groups live longer in prison primarily because they are protected from violent injuries and murder that can happen on the outside. ...
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American Indian Infants Death Rate Double That Of Whites
July 06, 2011
American Indian infants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota are roughly twice as likely to die as white infants, and health officials say the best defense is prevention and education. American Indian infants tend to face greater risks, including being born prematurely, having teenage mothers ...
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Native American Parents Extend Drinking Habits To Children
June 29, 2011
Urban American Indian teenagers with alcoholic parents perceive their parents to be less restrictive about drinking and tend to face more alcohol-related problems at age 18, according to a new study by Colorado State University’s Tri-Ethnic Center. The study recently was published in the The American Journal. ...
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Feds Accuse Gang Of Targeting Blacks
June 08, 2011
“The Azusa 13 gang waged a campaign of hate during a two-decade crime spree in which African-Americans were harassed and attacked.†...
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New Evidence Could Win Medal of Honor For Black WWI Hero
June 06, 2011
Despite federal policy that denied blacks combat roles in white American units, the Hellcats distinguished themselves in battle. ...
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West Point Cadet Sues R&B Diva Over Alleged Beating
June 06, 2011
The lawsuit alleges the cadet, Richard King, was waiting at Bush Intercontinental Airport, when LaBelle allegedly ordered her bodyguards to attack him. ...
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Mental Illness, Not Race, Drives Suicide Attempts
May 24, 2011
Risk of attempted suicide was nearly equalized across all racial groups -- whites, blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians. ...
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Nielsen Dissects Diversity Of TV Consumers
May 19, 2011
African Americans are the heaviest TV consumers, watching 6 hours and 54 minutes a day versus the 5 hour and 11 minute average for all U.S. households. ...
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Black Caucus Launches Stroke Initiative
May 05, 2011
The Congressional Black Caucus today released new research on stroke awareness among African-Americans and information on ways they can reduce their risk. ...
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Study Focuses On Black Couples Dealing With Stress And HIV
April 26, 2011
African Americans are at high risk for morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases and are less likely to report engaging in behaviors associated with reduced risk. ...
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BLACK PANTHERS HIT THE STREETS
April 22, 2011
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Massachusetts Man Convicted For Burning Black Chuch
April 15, 2011
Jacques and his co-conspirators used racial slurs against African-Americans and expressed anger about the possible election of Obama as the first African-American President. ...
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KKK Fliers Distributed In Ohio
April 14, 2011
The fliers, distributed in plastic freezer bags weighted down with marbles, show a Klansman carrying a cross and a Bible. ...
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Death Certificates Show Racial Stereotypes
March 23, 2011
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Dangerous Drink Alleged To Target Black Youth
March 22, 2011
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