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Reflections on a Proposed Theory of Reservation-Dwelling American Indian Alcohol Use: Comment on Spillane and Smith (2007)
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Beals, Janette; Belcourt-Dittloff, Annie; Freedenthal, Stacey; Kaufman, Carol; Mitchell, Christina; Whitesell, Nancy; Albright, Karen; Beauvais, Fred; Belcourt, Gordon; Duran, Bonnie; Fleming, Candace; Floersch, Natasha; Foley, Kevin; Jervis, Lori; Kipp, Billie Jo; Mail, Patricia; Manson, Spero; May, Philip; Mohatt, Gerald; Morse, Bradley; Novins, Douglas; O'Connell, Joan; Parker, Tassy; Quintero, Gilbert; Spicer, Paul; Stiffman, Arlene; Stone, Joseph; Trimble, Joseph; Venner, Kamilla; Walters, Karina – Psychological Bulletin, 2009
In their recent article, N. Spillane and G. Smith suggested that reservation-dwelling American Indians have higher rates of problem drinking than do either non-American Indians or those American Indians living in nonreservation settings. These authors further argued that problematic alcohol use patterns in reservation communities are due to the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Reservation American Indians, Incidence, Alcohol Abuse
Trends in Indian Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use.
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Beauvais, Fred – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1992
Overall drug use by Indian and non-Indian youth increased from 1975 to the early 1980s, then declined. Indian youth were consistently more involved with drugs than were non-Indians. Longitudinal data suggest a recent decline in drug use resulting from moderate users shifting to nonuse, but not heavy users. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cocaine, Drinking, Drug Use
Attitudes about Drugs and the Drug Use of Indian Youth.
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Beauvais, Fred – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1992
Surveys of reservation and nonreservation American Indians and Anglo-Americans in grades 8 and 12 examined perceptions about availability of alcohol, marijuana, inhalants, and other drugs; beliefs about whether occasional or regular use of alcohol or various drugs would cause harm; and intentions concerning future drug use. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Beliefs, Drinking
Comparison of Drug Use Rates for Reservation Indian, Non-Reservation Indian and Anglo Youth.
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Beauvais, Fred – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1992
Using the 1988-90 American Drug and Alcohol Survey data, compares drug use (lifetime and 30-day prevalence) among reservation and nonreservation American Indians and non-Indians in grades 8 and 12 in 1988-90. Found highest rates of drug use (marijuana, cocaine, crack, stimulants, inhalants, hallucinogens, and other drugs), alcohol use, and smoking…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Children, Drinking
The Consequences of Drug and Alcohol Use for Indian Youth.
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Beauvais, Fred – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1992
Surveys of students in grades 8 and 12 revealed that high-risk behaviors and serious consequences (including arrests, accidents, and interpersonal problems) related to drug and alcohol use were most frequent among reservation Indian youth and least frequent among non-Indians, with nonreservation Indian youth intermediate. (SV)
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Anglo Americans, At Risk Persons
Drug Use of Friends: A Comparison of Reservation and Non-Reservation Indian Youth.
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Beauvais, Fred – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1992
Among American Indian and non-Indian adolescents, drug and alcohol use was most likely to occur at weekend parties, at night with friends, and while driving around. Use at school was comparatively low. Heavy drug users were more likely to have friends who used drugs and encouraged drug use. (SV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Drinking, Drug Use
Trends in the Use of Inhalants among American Indian Adolescents.
Beauvais, Fred; And Others – White Cloud Journal of American Indian Mental Health, 1985
A survey of four large samples of Native American adolescents, conducted since 1975, shows that inhalant use is much higher for Indian than for non-Indian youth, is increasing, begins at an early age, is often associated with use of other drugs, and is influenced by peer and family attitudes. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
American Indian Youth and Drugs, 1976-87: A Continuing Problem.
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Beauvais, Fred; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1989
Continuing surveillance of drug use among American Indian adolescents living on reservations shows them to have rates of use higher than those of their non-Indian counterparts. Marijuana use is particularly high. By the seventh grade, a significant number of youth have tried drugs. Few significant gender differences exist. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholic Beverages, American Indians, Drinking