The number of residents of Hispanic origin increased by 53 percent between 1980 and 1990, according to Census Bureau data. People of Hispanic origin can be of any race. Hispanic Americans have significant health problems that undermine the community. The risk of AIDS among African American and Hispanic American men was almost three times that of European American men in 1989. Nineteen percent of all female cases of AIDS were among Hispanic American women.
Alcohol is the most frequently abused drug, followed by marijuana, cocaine, and heroin.
Hispanic Americans have a higher than average use of inhalants. If translation services are needed, meeting times are generally 2-3 times longer than meetings where one language is spoken. National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils, 1993. National Council on Disability, 1993.