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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsRacialization of Drug Use and Gang Involvement: Racial Crime Stereotype of Minorities, Fear of Crime and the Impact of SexVeronica M. Ahadzie, Robert L. PeraltaThis study examines how racialized crime and drug stereotypes of African Americans and Hispanics affect the fear of crime. Based on racial threat theory, which argues that members of the majority racial group perceive the increasing minority group population as threatening, and labeling theory, which argues that labeling someone as "deviant" reinforces that behavior and affects how they are treated, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 2 Jan 2025 · 5,593 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSexual Risk Intervention In Multiethnic Drug And Alcohol UsersDeborah L. Jones, Stephen M. Weiss, Ndashi Chitalu et al.An estimated 38.6 million persons globally are living with HIV, of whom over 1.1 million reside in Zambia. Of the 2 million cases in the US, 64% of new cases among women are among African Americans. Alcohol and drug use represents a significant risk factor for HIV transmission among both Zambians and African Americans. In addition, gender dynamics in both … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,108 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTacrolimus Dosing Challenges in an African American ChildTeresa V. Lewis, Tracy M. Hagemann, Martin A. TurmanIt has been suggested that African Americans have decreased effectiveness with immunosuppressive drugs. Data regarding the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in African Americans are limited. We present the case of an African American child in whom management of nephrotic syndrome caused by focal segmental glomerulosclerosis has been challenging due to unpredictable patient specific pharmacokinetic disposition of tacrolimus. Racial differences have been … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 6,708 accessesView PDF Cite