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La Cultura Cura: Latino Culture, Shared Experiences, and Recovery in Northern Californian Anexos

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the anexo’s use of Latino culture and shared experiences to promote recovery and its appeal to 1.5- and second-generation Latinos. Anexos are grassroots recovery groups with origins in Mexico that offer a residential Alcoholics Anonymous program in Latino communities. Data were gathered from a two-year (2014–2016) ethnographic study of anexos in Northern California and were analyzed thematically. Despite having access to publicly funded treatment, many 1.5- and second-generation Latinos accessed anexos based on cultural familiarity, shared experiences, and a desire to recuperate cultural practices lost during their substance use.

Source: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2020.1803167

Authors: Victor Garcia, Anna Pagano, Carlos Recarte, Juliet P. Lee

Institutions: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse