Drug Use and Responses to Stress among Mexican Migrants Headed to the United States

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Published: Nov 14, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v29i56.202
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migratory stress coping strategies drug use Mexico United States

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Jorge Luis Arellanez Hernández
Universidad Veracruzana

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Today, the conditions for moving from one country to another, from one region to another, are more complex. T he stress level experienced by the person who migrates can represent a vulnerable situation. The way to deal with this emotional distress can lead to two alternatives; facilitate their adaptation to the destination or put in a situation of risk, such as illicit drug use. Based on these elements, the quantitative research was designed to explore the presence of migratory stress in a group of Mexican migrants, their coping strategies and relationship with drug use.

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Arellanez Hernández, J. L. (2016). Drug Use and Responses to Stress among Mexican Migrants Headed to the United States. Frontera Norte, 28(56), 113–133. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v29i56.202
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Vol. 28 No. 56 (2016): julio-diciembre, 2016
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Jorge Luis Arellanez Hernández, Universidad Veracruzana

Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas de la Universidad Veracruzana, investigador de tiempo completo

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