Substance Use Among American Indian Youths on Reservations Compared With a National Sample of US Adolescents | Zendy

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Substance Use Among American Indian Youths on Reservations Compared With a National Sample of US Adolescents

Author(s) -

Randall C. Swaim,

Linda R. Stanley

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0382

Subject(s) - demography , medicine , substance use , confidence interval , monitoring the future , population , substance abuse , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology

Key Points Question How do substance use rates among American Indian youths compare with rates among national US adolescents? Findings Lifetime and last-30-day substance use rates and relative risk were significantly higher for nearly all substances among American Indian youths. Meaning Early prevention and culturally sensitive interventions are needed for this population in addition to careful screening by medical staff for signs of early initiation and substance abuse and dependence.

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