This is the first study of alcohol-related problems among a Latin American indigenous
population using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A randomly selected …

Background Some studies have reported a high prevalence of alcohol drinking problem
among indigenous populations in Latin America. However, there is no available information …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of
alcohol-related problems across four Hispanic national groups: Mexican Americans, Puerto …

This 2002 Medcen Foundation-funded study explored characteristics of problem drinking
among 211 urban Venezuelan Native Americans of Arawak origin. Prevalence of problem …

Background: Excessive alcohol consumption claims more than 75,000 lives in the United
States each year. The prevalence of alcohol dependence among excessive drinkers is not …

Objective: This study examines and compares the drinking patterns and problems of
members of four Hispanic groups (Cubans, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans and other …

This chapter describes the development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
(AUDIT) among various Mexican populations, the evaluations that followed the World Health …

While there has been a growing concern with alcohol-related problems among Mexican
Americans and an increase in research devoted to learning more about alcohol use in this …

The paper addresses the experiences of measuring and monitoring patterns of alcohol
consumption and consequences in Mexico, provides an overview of alcohol use and …

Objective: The sequence and progression of alcohol related life events were investigated in
a sample of African Americans and compared with findings from a predominantly Caucasian …