Substance Abuse

Asbury, Charles A.; Walker, Sylvia; Maholmes, Valeria

doi:10.1300/j020v09n03_09

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“…Furthermore, Inupiat and Aleut women reported an earlier age of onset than all other groups. This finding of earlier age of onset is consistent with existing literature (Asbury et al, 1992) that suggests that drinking begins earlier among Alaska Native groups than other ethnic groups. The data from this investigation suggest that pregnant women of Alaska Native and other ethnic descent have distinct substance use patterns that require distinctive prevention and treatment approaches.…”

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“…The average age of onset of substance abuse among Alaska Native people is 10 years old, which is significantly younger than that among the general U.S. popu-lation, for whom the age of onset is younger than 30 for 80% of all cases and between ages 15 and 19 for 40% of all cases (Asbury, Walker, & Maholmes, 1992;Regier et al, 1990). Age of onset for women in Alaska seems to coincide in many cases with first incidences of child physical or sexual abuse (Brems, 1996a).…”

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Ethnic Differences in Substance Use Patterns in a Sample of Pregnant Substance‐Using Women in Treatment

Namyniuk

Brems

Kuka-Hindin

2001

J Addict Offender Couns

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This study investigated substance use patterns among 192 pregnant substanceusing women to assess whether ethnic differences exist regarding drugs of choice, frequency and recency of use, and severity of use. Substance use patterns differed across ethnic groups. Alaska Native women were more likely to choose alcohol as their primary drug of choice and less likely to choose cocaine; White women used a wider variety of substances in their lifetime and used substances more often. Alaska Native women had an earlier age of onset of use and more blackouts. These findings suggest that prevention and intervention efforts have to be tailored to the targeted audience.

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Ethnic Differences in Substance Use Patterns in a Sample of Pregnant Substance‐Using Women in Treatment

Namyniuk

Brems

Kuka-Hindin

2001

J Addict Offender Couns

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Drug Use in Very Rural Alaska Villages

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Kraus

Leukefeld

et al. 1999

Substance Use & Misuse

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The Alaska Native Preschool Project was centered in the Head Start Programs of two typical Alaska native villages near the Bering Sea. Data were collected over 5 years, 1990 to 1995, from preschool parents (N = 342) with surveys, a panel of villagers (N = 25 to 30) using qualitative interviews; villagers using participant observation; and a limited review of public records. The villages typify the changing life of Alaskan villagers who live in the Bering Straits area. Qualitative data indicated that a number of problems were associated with drug and alcohol use in the villages. The level of smokeless tobacco use from surveys in the previous month among preschool parents (41%) was self-reported to be almost 10 times greater than the national level reported in the 1995 National Household Survey. The use of marijuana reported by preschool parents in the previous month was almost 3 times higher than the 1995 National Household Survey estimates (19 vs 6.7%). Tobacco use in the previous month was reported at over 56%, a level that was over 1 1/2 times the level of use at 34.7% estimated from the 1995 National Household Survey. For 26-34 year olds, previous month alcohol use was lower for the village parents than estimated from the 1995 National Household Survey (38 vs 63%). The self-reported levels of other drug use among preschool parents were very low compared with overall United States rates.

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Substance Abuse

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Ethnic Differences in Substance Use Patterns in a Sample of Pregnant Substance‐Using Women in Treatment

Ethnic Differences in Substance Use Patterns in a Sample of Pregnant Substance‐Using Women in Treatment

Drug Use in Very Rural Alaska Villages

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