Bedouin-Arab People of the Negev: Conditions and Responses

AbstractAbout one-third of the Israel ’s Negev region population is Bedouin-Arab. During the past two decades or so, the Bedouin society has undergone rapid social and cultural change with positive and negative consequences including living conditions that are triggers for drug use—smoking, alcohol use even if forbidden by Islamic r eligious tenets, cannabis, synthetic cannabis, and other harmful substances. This paper reviews multiple factors that are related to emergency conditions including a war with drugs.
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - Category: Addiction Source Type: research