Female U.S. Hispanic Immigrants at Raised Risk for Problem Drinking

“Significant social stress and more relaxed attitudes toward drinking in the United States can help raise drinking rates among female Hispanic immigrants, a new study finds.

“The study found that Latina women who are highly acculturated to American society — that is, women who tend to speak English more than Spanish, associated heavily with Anglos, and feel comfortable in relationships with Anglos — tend to drink more than those who are not so highly acculturated. Specifically, these women are more likely to drink, and tend to drink more if they do drink,” researcher Sarah E. Zemore, associate scientist at the Alcohol Research Group, said in a prepared statement….”

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