Disparities in Drug Use and Disorder: Comparison of Two American Indian Reservation Communities and a National Sample
Corresponding Author
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building, Mail Stop F800, P. O. Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJanette Beals PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorChristina M. Mitchell PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Spicer PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorDouglas K. Novins MD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorSpero M. Manson PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorAI-SUPERPFP Team
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Nighthorse Campbell Native Health Building, Mail Stop F800, P. O. Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJanette Beals PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorChristina M. Mitchell PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorPaul Spicer PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorDouglas K. Novins MD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorSpero M. Manson PhD
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorAI-SUPERPFP Team
American Indian and Alaska Native Programs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Population-based samples provided estimates of drug use and disorder in two American Indian populations. Comparison to a national sample revealed tribal-national, intertribal, and intratribal gender and age differences. Findings suggest that disparities in drug use and disorder are complex, characterized by important variations across diverse American Indian tribal cultures.
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