Characteristics of Substance Abuse and Self-Injury among American Indian Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Binge Drinking | Zendy

Mary Cwik | Zendy; Summer Rosenstock | Zendy; Lauren Tingey | Zendy; Novalene Goklish | Zendy; Francene Larzelere | Zendy; Rosemarie Suttle | Zendy; Emily E. Haroz | Zendy; Kyle X. Hill | Zendy; Mariddie Craig | Zendy; Allison Barlow | Zendy

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Characteristics of Substance Abuse and Self-Injury among American Indian Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Binge Drinking

Author(s) -

Mary Cwik,

Summer Rosenstock,

Lauren Tingey,

Novalene Goklish,

Francene Larzelere,

Rosemarie Suttle,

Emily E. Haroz,

Kyle X. Hill,

Mariddie Craig,

Allison Barlow

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

american indian and alaska native mental health research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 0893-5394

DOI - 10.5820/aian.2502.2018.1

Subject(s) - binge drinking , facilitator , psychiatry , injury prevention , suicide prevention , poison control , clinical psychology , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , psychology , occupational safety and health , environmental health , social psychology , pathology

Binge drinking appears to be a risk factor, facilitator, and method of suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury for some American Indian (AI) youth. We examined characteristics, patterns, and motivations for binge use among AI adolescents (N = 69; 10-19 years-old) who recently engaged in binge drinking. The majority used alcohol alone (53.7%) or a combination of alcohol and marijuana (31.3%) for their binge event. Gender differences emerged with boys more severely affected than girls. Forty-seven percent reported lifetime suicidal thoughts. This study represents one of the first in-depth examinations of substance use and related behaviors among AI adolescents who have engaged in recent binge use.

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