accompanied by substance abuse (Wagner, Brief, Vielhauer, Sussman, Keane & Malow, 2009). In examining the population of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, specifically women evacuees, researchers suggest that the impacts of disasters are often catastrophic for poor minority populations (Cepeda, Saint Onge, Kaplan & Valdez, 2010). Prior to Hurricane Katrina, numerous disadvantaged people inhabited the city of New Orleans (Cepeda, Valdez, Kaplan, & Hill, 2010). High poverty levels are often high levels of substance