Renewed Alaap: Substance Abuse in the South Asian Community (*CW*)

This month's topic: Substance Abuse In this ALAAP episode, we discuss what substance abuse is in terms of the physical and mental toll, addressing the stigma of substance use in the South Asian Community, as well as expressing various treatment services available in New York. Substance abuse is a very important topic and such a taboo in our community, but it can happen to any of us, you're not alone. If you or someone you know is struggling with substance use, there are services linked below to help, but ultimately just trust yourself, trust the clinicians, and listen to those who are struggling and may need help.  *Content Warning* - Contains content involving overdose, death, and other consequences of substance abuse. Resources: Links to Services mentioned: https://oasas.ny.gov/ https://www.samhsa.gov/ Links to articles mentioned: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2017.1421143 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hyung-Yoo/publication/40689638_Self-Reported_Racial_Discrimination_and_Substance_Use_Among_Asian_Americans_in_Arizona/links/5787d32b08aedc252a936c07/Self-Reported-Racial-Discrimination-and-Substance-Use-Among-Asian-Americans-in-Arizona.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Nabi-2/publication/347521218_Legal_and_social_consequences_of_substance_use_Results_from_a_nationwide_study_in_Bangladesh_Legal_and_social_consequences_of_substance_use_Results_from_a_nationwide_study_in_Bangladesh/links/5fe08fbaa6fdccdcb8ec4e6c/Legal-and-social-consequences-of-substance-use-Results-from-a-nationwide-study-in-Bangladesh-Legal-and-social-consequences-of-substance-use-Results-from-a-nationwide-study-in-Bangladesh.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad-Hawlader/publication/343435969_Reasons_of_relapse_and_pattern_of_drug_use_among_the_substance_users_in_Bangladesh_A_nationwide_study/links/5f2a4e0a92851cd302dc0fa0/Reasons-of-relapse-and-pattern-of-drug-use-among-the-substance-users-in-Bangladesh-A-nationwide-study.pdf Please be sure to stay updated on the BMHM's IG (@bengalimentalhealthmvmnt) in order to catch the next topic and add in your own questions and comments, that may end up in an upcoming episode!