Sobriety and American Indian Problem Drinkers

Msw, Fenton Moss; Edwards, Emily D.; Edwards, Margie E.; Janzen, Fred V.; Msw, George Howell

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“…Most of the recovery or sobriety research has focused primarily on Alcoholics Anonymous members and membership~e.g., Cain, 1991;Denzin, 1987Denzin, , 1988De Soto, O'Donnell, & De Soto, 1989;Emrick, Tonigan, Montgomery, & Little, 1993;Melvin, 1984;Morgan, 1995;Snow et al, 1994! or outcomes of specific treatment models Maisto, O'Farrell, McKay, Connors, & Pelcovits, 1989;Moss et al, 1985;Murphy, 1993;Westermeyer & Neider, 1984!. Except for a few articles on experiences of women in self-help groups~Kaskutas, 1994, 1996!, sobriety processes for women have been relatively neglected. Further, few research efforts have specifically addressed American Indian or Alaska Native sobriety~Moss et al., 1985;Westermeyer & Neider, 1984!.…”

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Cultural and spiritual coping in sobriety: Informing substance abuse prevention for Alaska Native communities

Hazel

Mohatt

2001

Journal Community Psychology

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ⅢCulture and spirituality have been conceptualized as both protecting people from addiction and assisting in the recovery process. A collaborative study, utilizing focus group and survey methods, defined and examined cultural and spiritual coping in sobriety among a select sample of Alaska Natives. Results suggest that the Alaska Native worldview incorporates a circular synthesis and balance of physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual processes within a protective layer of family and communal0cultural beliefs and practices embedded within the larger environment. Cultural-spiritual coping in sobriety is a process of appraisal, change, and connection that leads the person toward achieving an overarching construct: a sense of coherence. Cultural and spiritual processes provide important areas for understanding the sobriety process as well as keys to the prevention of alcohol abuse and addiction.

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“…Further, few research efforts have specifically addressed American Indian or Alaska Native sobriety~Moss et al., 1985;Westermeyer & Neider, 1984!. We were also unable to find any research that addressed sobriety from a standpoint other than that of recovery from alcoholism or problem drinking.…”

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Cultural and spiritual coping in sobriety: Informing substance abuse prevention for Alaska Native communities

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Mohatt

2001

Journal Community Psychology

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“…In many cultures, older age life stages are associated with changes in social status, norms, expectations and responsibilities ( 39 , 47 , 48 ). AN elders are expected to serve as role models, help others and maintain positive social relationships ( 49 , 50 ). Many elders feel a responsibility to give back to others, guide younger generations and take on new roles such as caregiver, tribal leader, teacher and bearer of cultural knowledge ( 41 ).…”

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Sobriety and alcohol use among rural Alaska Native elders

Skewes

Lewis

2016

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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BackgroundAlthough notable health disparities related to alcohol use persist among Alaska Native people living in rural communities, there is a paucity of research examining drinking behaviour in particular segments of this population, including elders. One explanation for this is the distrust of behavioural health research in general and alcohol research in particular following the legacy of the Barrow Alcohol Study, still regarded as a notable example of ethics violations in cross-cultural research.ObjectiveThe present study reports findings from one of the first research studies asking directly about alcohol abuse among rural Alaska Natives (AN) since the study in Barrow took place in 1979.DesignWe report findings regarding self-reported alcohol use included in an elder needs assessment conducted with 134 Alaska Native elders from 5 rural villages off the road system in Alaska. Data were collected in partnership between academic researchers and community members in accordance with the principles of Community-Based Participatory Research.ResultsFindings showed very high rates of sobriety and low rates of alcohol use, contradicting stereotypes of widespread alcohol abuse among AN. Possible explanations and future research directions are discussed.ConclusionsThis research represents one step forward in mending academic–community relationships in rural Alaska to further research on alcohol use and related health disparities.

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Alaska Native Elders in Recovery: Linkages between Indigenous Cultural Generativity and Sobriety to Promote Successful Aging

Lewis

Allen

2017

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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This article builds on the People Awakening (PA) Project, which explored an Alaska Native (AN) understanding of the recovery process from alcohol use disorder and sobriety. The aim of this study is to explore motivating and maintenance factors for sobriety among older AN adult participants (age 50+) from across Alaska. Ten life history narratives of Alaska Native older adults, representing Alutiiq, Athabascan, Tlingit, Yup'ik/Cup'ik Eskimos, from the PA sample were explored using thematic analysis. AN older adults are motivated to abstain from, or to quit drinking alcohol through spirituality, family influence, role socialization and others' role modeling, and a desire to engage in indigenous cultural generative activities with their family and community. A desire to pass on their accumulated wisdom to a younger generation through engagement and sharing of culturally grounded activities and values, or indigenous cultural generativity, is a central unifying motivational and maintenance factor for sobriety. The implications of this research indicates that family, role expectations and socialization, desire for community and culture engagement, and spirituality are central features to both AN Elders' understanding of sobriety, and more broadly, to their successful aging. Future research is needed to test these findings in population-based studies and to explore incorporation of these findings into alcohol treatment programs to support older AN adults' desire to quit drinking and attain long-term sobriety. Sobriety can put older AN adults on a pathway to successful aging, in positions to serve as role models for their family and community, where they are provided opportunities to engage in meaningful indigenous cultural generative acts.

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Sobriety and American Indian Problem Drinkers

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Cultural and spiritual coping in sobriety: Informing substance abuse prevention for Alaska Native communities

Cultural and spiritual coping in sobriety: Informing substance abuse prevention for Alaska Native communities

Sobriety and alcohol use among rural Alaska Native elders

Alaska Native Elders in Recovery: Linkages between Indigenous Cultural Generativity and Sobriety to Promote Successful Aging

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