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Substance Use & Misuse Volume 49, 2014 - Issue 8: Culture, Drugs and Drug Users
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From “Kickeando las malias” (Kicking the Withdrawals) to “Staying clean”: The Impact of Cultural Values on Cessation of Injection Drug Use in Aging Mexican-American Men

David V. FloresDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Luis R. TorresGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Isabel Torres-VigilGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Patrick S. BordnickGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Yi RenGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Melissa I. M. TorresGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Freddie DeLeonGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Irene Pericot-ValverdeDepartment of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Tenee LopezGraduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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Pages 941-954 | Published online: 29 Apr 2014

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David Flores, Micki Washburn & Luis R. Torres. (2022) Sangre Buena, Sangre Mala: a qualitative examination of familismo and aging –Mexican-American men’s heroin use. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 22:4, pages 287-303.
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David V. Flores, Sunshine Rote, Jacqueline Angel, Nai-Wei Chen, Brian Downer & Kyriakos Markides. (2021) Depressive symptoms in child caregivers of very old Mexican Americans. Aging & Mental Health 25:1, pages 61-67.
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Yolanda R. Villarreal, Robert Suchting, Michelle R. Klawans, Scott D. Lane, Charles E. Green, Thomas F. Northrup & Angela L. Stotts. (2019) Predicting HCV Incidence in Latinos with High-Risk Substance Use: A Data Science Approach. Social Work in Public Health 34:7, pages 606-615.
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Yakhnich Liat. (2019) Russian criminal culture among drug-addicted former soviet union immigrants in Israel. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 18:1, pages 23-44.
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Yolanda R. Villarreal, Luis R. Torres, Angela L. Stotts, Yi Ren, Mcclain Sampson, Michelle R. Klawans & Patrick S. Bordnick. (2019) Depression in the barrio: An analysis of the risk and protective nature of cultural values among Mexican American substance users. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 18:1, pages 150-164.
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Jennifer Tabler, Laryssa Mykyta, Alla Chernenko, Paloma Flores, Alvaro Marquez, Nancy Saenz & Rebecca Stocker. (2020) Hispanic Health Paradox at the Border: Substance, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use among Latinx Immigrants Seeking Free or Reduced-Cost Care in Southernmost Texas. Southern Medical Journal 113:4, pages 183-190.
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Kathryn M. Nowotny, Jessica Frankeberger, Alice Cepeda & Avelardo Valdez. (2019) Trajectories of heroin use: A 15-year retrospective study of Mexican-American men who were affiliated with gangs during adolescence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 204, pages 107505.
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David V. Flores, Sunshine Rote, Jacqueline L. Angel & Kyriakos S. Markides. 2019. Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas. Contextualizing Health and Aging in the Americas 359 376 .
Justine McGovern & Stephanie Sarabia. 2018. New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction. New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction 111 124 .
Steven R. Applewhite, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Dennis Kao, Luis R. Torres, Ashleigh Scinta, Yolanda R. Villarreal, Ali Haider & Patrick S. Bordnick. (2016) The Perceived Role of Family in Heroin Use Behaviors of Mexican–American Men. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 19:5, pages 1207-1215.
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Yakhnich Liat. (2016) “If the Barn Is Burning, Let the House Burn as Well”. Journal of Drug Issues 46:3, pages 247-266.
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