Experiences With Substance Use Disorder Treatment and the Role of Social Norms in the Asian American Pacific Islander Community: A Qualitative Study
We found that social norms within the AAPI community can be both facilitators and barriers to treatment. We explored the role of the model minority myth and saving face as barriers to care, and family dynamics rooted in cultural beliefs and AAPI community values as facilitators during recovery. These findings reveal opportunities for cultural nuances to be incorporated into SUD care, inform more inclusive clinical practices, and potentially improve AAPI patient outcomes. Such insights may help reduce stigma and enhance SUD treatment engagement in the AAPI community.
Authors
- Timothy Fong
- Yelba Castellon‐Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4886-7792)
- Huiqiong Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9822-2856)
- Christopher Villongco
- Warren Yamashita
- Jessica Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-0509)
- Anna Lembke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-487X)
- Connie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-776X)
- Gael Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8325-5305)
- Chaowei Tian
- Dean Nakashini
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (US)
- San Mateo County Health System (US)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000001586
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00