Teaching substance abuse screening, assessment, and brief intervention to vocational rehabilitation counselors.

Vocational rehabilitation counselors are in key positions to screen clients for alcohol and drug abuse. An educational program improved counselors understanding of this process.

Gambling behaviors in Black older adults: perceived effects on health.

Gambling is a popular activity among older adults of multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds, but gambling research has not focused on elderly individuals or on minority groups. Although most gambling is a social activity, it also could have health implications for older adults. Sixty-seven Black individuals, ages 50 to 88, completed the Massachusetts Gambling Screen and 20 Black older adults were interviewed about gambling behaviors and beliefs about gambling and health.