Substance use and abuse among Native Americans - Young - 1988 () Citation Context ...choice is influenced by urban-rural differences, since other investigators have emphasized the extensive use of inhalants by younger American Indians in on-urban settings (Cockerham, 1977; May, 1982; =-=Young,...
Native American youth Substance use Prevention Compared with adolescents of other American ethnic-racial groups, Native American youths use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs earlier, at higher rates, and with more severe health, social, and economic consequences. Cigarette smoking prevalence among Native...
Special issue on Native Americans and substance use. 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 10 作者: Gryczynski, Jan,Johnson, Jeannette L. 摘要: Gryczynski J, Johnson JL. 关键词: Humans Substance-Related Disorders Minority Groups Indians, North American DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.592426 年份...
Substance use and abuse poses serious risks for American-Indian youth, their families, and their communities. This article briefly reviews the relevant social epidemiological data followed by a discussion of culturally relevant etiological factors. Current strategies for identification of youth at high ris...
Information about and understanding of Native Hawaiian substance abuse and utilization of substance abuse treatment services is limited. This article reviews the literature on the prevalence and factors associated with substance abuse and use of health services among Native Hawaiian women in the U.S. ...
Improving access to, and quality of, data on substance use, pain, and related factors to maximize the potential for use of these data in local decision-making. “Native American communities have been treating pain in their communities for centuries, and this program will uplift that knowledge ...
In fact, there’s no evidence that Native Americans are more biologically susceptible to substance use disorders than any other group, says Joseph Gone, associate professor of psychology at the University of Michigan. American Indians don’t metabolize or react to alcohol differently than whites do...
suppression, many Native American religions have shown remarkable resilience and adaptability. Some traditions have incorporated elements of Christianity, while others have revived ancient practices. The Native American Church, which blends Christianity with the use of peyote, is an example of such ...
Although there is preliminary evidence that violence against women and children may be particularly prevalent in some Native American communities, associations between abuse and substance abuse, mental health problems, and suicide attempts have rarely been studied in this population. This study examined li...
Ford’s use of the Monument Valley locations, famous as it is in invoking the adamantine grandeur and spaciousness of the American landscape, is nonetheless also charged with ambivalence: the mesa forms offer a stony audience dwarfing the progress of the humans upon the lowlands, who eventually ...