@article{ref1,
title="Under-researched demographics: heavy episodic drinking and alcohol-related problems among asian americans",
journal="Alcohol research : current reviews",
year="2016",
author="Iwamoto, Derek Kenji and Kaya, Aylin and Grivel, Margaux and Clinton, Lauren",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="17-25",
abstract="Historically, Asian Americans have reported lower rates of alcohol misuse compared with other racial/ethnic groups (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 2009; Wechsler et al. 2000). However, epidemiological data illustrates that heavy episodic drinking and alcohol abuse are significant and increasing among U.S.-born Asian-American young adults ages 18-25 (Grant et al. 2004). Within one decade alone, the prevalence of alcohol abuse increased fivefold among Asian Americans, from 0.74 percent in 1991-1992 to 3.89 percent in 2001-2002 (Grant et al. 2004). Moreover, recent studies have identified high-risk subgroups of Asian-American young adults who engage in higher rates of heavy episodic drinking compared with their Asian-American peers (Iwamoto et al. 2010). Additionally, some U.S.-born Asian-American ethnic subgroups may engage in heavy episodic drinking at comparable rates to high-risk groups (e.g., college fraternity members) in the general population (Iwamoto et al. 2011 b). Despite this growing concern, Asian Americans are perceived as a low-risk group with respect to alcohol problems, partially because of the &quot;model minority&quot; myth and the stereotype of Asian Americans generally being well assimilated to U.S. culture, being financially and academically successful, and with low levels of psychological distress (Gupta et al. 2011).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-3492",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}