El Tecato: Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Drug Use Among Chicanos.

National Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health Organizations; Washington, D.C.; 1974 & 1976. Both the first (1974) and second (1976) editons, both inscribed and SIGNED by the author. Scarce. "Tecato": the Mexican American heroin addict). Printed/illustrated wraps, each 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 191 pp. + appendixes (1974 edition), 282 pp. (1976 edition). The first edition is warmly inscribed and signed by the author ("Ed Casavantes") on the front endpaper, dated August 13, 1974. The revised second edition is warmly inscribed and signed by the author ("Ed") inside the front cover, dated August 1976. Both very good. Contents of the revised second edition: Introduction and Notes on Research Methodology; Toward a Model Incorporating Factors Associated with the Chicano Culture; The Perceived Relationship Between Education, Poverty, and Drug Use in the Chicao Community; Perception of Religion and Religious Institutions and Drug Use; Perceptions of the Counselors Relative to the Nature of the Chicano Family and its Influence on Drug Abuse; Perceived Uniqueness of the Chicano Tecato; Personality and Psychopathology Factors and the Drug Addict; Some Recommendations for Treatment (With Henry Collins); References; Appendixes (Interview Instrument; Annotated Bibliography; Toward a Model Incorporatiing Factors Associated with the Culture of the Chicano; Comments on Placas and Other Chicao Art Work).(3214019). Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.