Drug abuse and addiction affect Hispanic families in the U.S
Drug abuse and addiction affect Hispanic families in the U.S . Jorge Yeshayahu Gonzales-Lara and MA. Sociologist, CASAC The abuse of legal and illegal drugs and violence are increasing in Hispanic families in the United States, just as happens in most cultures. The lack of resources and cultural attitudes contribute to the problem. The Hispanic immigrant community often receives less care or inadequate care, requires education and support programs to perceive an improvement. This epidemic of drug abuse in young people and adults in the Hispanic community in the United States has been receiving attention, in schools, Hispanic neighborhoods, youth violence, gangs, drug sales and street, are contributing to the fragmentation of Latino family. The United States has changed in the last 30 years and has become a nation with a strong presence of diversity ethnic groups, politically and culturally has undergone great changes. But this parallel is the plague of drug addiction has touched you