Center for Drug and Social Policy Research, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 110HA Social Work Building, Houston, TX 77204-4013, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2010 Oct;12(5):737-42. doi: 10.1007/s10903-009-9300-5.
The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina have contributed to a dynamic demographic shift in the Latino composition of New Orleans. This article focuses on a particularly deleterious pattern of crack cocaine smoking associated with numerous social and health consequences. Utilizing a rapid assessment methodology, in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 52 Latino immigrant day laborers in New Orleans. Findings reveal that the presence of a flourishing drug market has facilitated and maintained patterns of crack use including initiation and periods of daily use. Moreover, feelings of isolation and constant exposure to victimization due to day laborers' marginal status are described as contributing to this use. This qualitative analysis reveals how social processes and contextual factors contribute to crack use among Latino day laborers in a post-disaster context. This study has important public health implications in the spread of HIV and other blood borne pathogens.
卡特里娜飓风的破坏性影响导致新奥尔良的拉丁裔人口结构发生了动态变化。本文主要关注与许多社会和健康后果相关的一种特别有害的快克可卡因吸食模式。利用快速评估方法，对新奥尔良的 52 名拉丁裔移民日工进行了深入的定性访谈。研究结果表明，繁荣的毒品市场的存在促进并维持了快克可卡因的使用模式，包括开始使用和每天使用。此外，由于日工的边缘地位，他们感到孤立和不断受到伤害，这被描述为导致他们使用快克可卡因的原因之一。这种定性分析揭示了社会进程和背景因素如何在灾后环境中导致拉丁裔日工使用快克可卡因。本研究对艾滋病毒和其他血液传播病原体的传播具有重要的公共卫生意义。
