007-S Who has the Highest Risk of Drug Abuse in Miami-Dade? Drug Use and Misuse in Miami-Dade

A Latino community assessment in Miami-Dade County, Florida, conducted by researchers at Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Miami (UM), found that Latinos from inner city, farm worker, and LGBTQ communities report that the age group at highest risk for substance abuse is youth.
The abuse of prescription medication was more problematic among adults in the Latino farm worker communities. In addition to the drug use and misuse in the Latino community, other study findings are shared in this video.
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This educational video presents findings from a Latino community needs assessment that includes Latino farm worker, inner-city, and LGBTQ+ communities within Miami-Dade County, Florida. This series also presents findings and public health implications of a clinical intervention study with adult Latino men (i.e., HoMBRES de Familia).
This research is sponsored by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) under award # U54MD002266: the Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO). The views expressed here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIMHD or the National Institutes of Health.
CLaRO is a collaboration between Florida International University (FIU) and the University of Miami (UM) in South Florida. CLaRO activities at FIU are implemented and administered by the FIU Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA).
Community Based Participatory Research:
Our research is often conducted with the support of, and in collaboration with, our Latino communities. We collaborate with community members, leaders, key stakeholders, informants, and agencies to study the most pressing health issues found in our underserved Latino communities.
We will continue to share research findings with our Latino communities and individuals that make our research possible.
For more information, visit:
CLaRO: Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities
claro.fiu.edu/
University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
www.sonhs.miam...
Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
stempel.fiu.edu/
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
www.nimhd.nih....