Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Among U.S.-Mexico Border and Non-Border Mexican Americans

Background This paper examines the prevalence, the symptom profile, and the drinking and sociodemographic predictors of current (past 12 months) DSM ‐ IV alcohol abuse and dependence among M exican A mericans living along the U . S .– M exico border and those living in metropolitan areas away from the border. Methods Respondents in the non‐border areas (primarily H ouston and L os A ngeles) constitute a multistage probability sample ( N = 1,288)...