RE-ENCULTURATION: CULTURALLY CONGRUENT INTERVENTIONS FOR MäORI WITH ALCOHOL- AND DRUG-USE-ASSOCIATED PROBLEMS IN NEW ZEALAND

Generally, the relationship between culture and substance use has been explored in two ways. Firstly, high rates of substance use and related problems amongst indigenous and migrant populations generated interest in genetics and cultural susceptibility. Acculturation-strain type theories suggested t...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2002-01, Vol.37 (8-10), p.1259-1268
Main Author: Huriwai, Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholism - ethnology
Alcoholism - psychology
Alcoholism - rehabilitation
Cultural Sensitivity
Culturally congruent
Drug
Drug Abuse
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Health Services Research
Humans
Indigenous Populations
Intervention
Maori
Mäori
New Zealand
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Psychotropic Drugs
Risk Factors
Social Change
Sociocultural Factors
Street Drugs
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Treatment
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Summary:Generally, the relationship between culture and substance use has been explored in two ways. Firstly, high rates of substance use and related problems amongst indigenous and migrant populations generated interest in genetics and cultural susceptibility. Acculturation-strain type theories suggested the stress of culture-change increased the risk of substance use and related harm. Secondly, there has been an increasing emphasis on taking account of the diversity of social, psychological, and cultural factors in the assessment and treatment of alcohol- and drug-use-associated problems. Utilization of ethnocultural factors as a means to promote recovery from alcohol- and drug-use-associated problems is a feature of culturally congruent interventions. Mäori are the indigenous people of New Zealand, and this paper outlines the background to the increasing inclusion of customary Mäori values, beliefs, and practices in interventions in the development of culturally congruent programs.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1081/JA-120004183