Some thoughts about the epidemiology of alcohol and drug use among American Indian/Alaska native populations

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-241

  Young, Robert S ^a   Joe, Jennie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska Native; Alcoholism; American Indian; Epidemiology; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THINKING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71149103659     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640903110443     Document Type: Review

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