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Substance Use Patterns among High-Risk American Indians/Alaska Natives in Los Angeles County

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Dickerson, Daniel L., Fisher, Dennis G., Reynolds, Grace L., Baig, Safia, Napper, Lucy E., Anglin, M. Douglas·2012·The American Journal on Addictions
DOI 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00258.xPMC PMC4492444
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Background: Substance abuse among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) is a significant and long‐standing health problem in the U.S. Two‐thirds of American AIs/ANs reside in the urban setting. However, studies analyzing substance use characteristics among urban AI/ANs are very limited. Methods:Substance use patterns among a sample of AI/ANs (n = 77) and other ethnic/racial groups in Los Angeles County at high risk of substance abuse were analyzed utilizing three datasets from programs targeting individuals at high risk for substance abuse and risky sexual behaviors. Results:Compared to all other ethnic/racial groups, AI/ANs demonstrated significantly younger age of onset of alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine, and “other” drug use, higher correlations of age of first use of amphetamine with a measure of the drug's reinforcement, and higher mean number of illicit drug injections in the 30 days before being interviewed. Conclusions:Results from this study highlight a critical need for furthering our understanding of substance abuse problems among urban AI/ANs.(Am J Addict 2012;00:1–8)

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Authors
Dickerson, D. L., Fisher, D. G., Reynolds, G. L., Baig, S., Napper, L. E., & Anglin, M. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • California State University, Long Beach (US)
ORCID
Venue
The American Journal on Addictions
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2012-07-26
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
445-452
ISSN
  • 1055-0496 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0391
DOI
10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00258.x
PMC
PMC4492444
OpenAlex
W1873802357
Cited by
32
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FWCI
2.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal on Addictions (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (F32DA022902, R01DA030234)
  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P20MD003942)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
Keywords
American Indians and Alaska Natives, urban Native Americans, drug use patterns, age of onset of drug use, alcohol consumption, cannabis use, methamphetamine use, drug reinforcement, sexual risk behavior, Los Angeles County
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Urban Population, Los Angeles, Age of Onset, Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Users

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