Substance Use, Abuse & Treatment

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The Cedar Project: Risk Factors for Transition to Injection Drug Use Among Young, Urban Aboriginal People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cari L. Miller
Margo E. Pearce
Akm Moniruzzaman
Vicky Thomas
Wayne Christian
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal , vol. 183, no. 10, July 12, 2011, pp. 1147-1154
Description
Discusses various factors associated with injection drug use and the transition to injection drug use to inform the development of prevention programs and policies.
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Changes in Tobacco Use, Susceptibility to Future Smoking, and Quit Attempts Among Canadian Youth Over Time: A Comparison of Off-Reserve Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Youth

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tara Elton-Marshall
Scott T. Leatherdale
Robin Burkhalter
K. Stephen Brown
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 10, 2013, pp. 729-741
Description
Looks at smoking behavior in youths between grades six to nine.
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Changing and Diverse Roles of Women in American Indian Cultures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa D. LaFromboise
Anneliese M. Heyle
Emily J. Ozer
Sex Roles, vol. 22, no. 7/8, April 1990, pp. 455-476
Description
Comments on traditional and contemporary sex roles of Native American women and the strength that arises when both are brought together.
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The Changing Face of HIV/AIDS Among Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Irene Vernon
Pamela Jumper-Thurman
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 37, no. 3, Faces of HIV/AIDS and Sustance Abuse in Native American Communities, September 2005, pp. 247-255
Description
Examines some of the biological, social, and economic variables related to HIV/AIDS; and discusses the need for Native-specific programs and interventions.
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The Changing Face of Homelessness

Alternate Title
Pressure Point
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brad Newcombe
Karen O'Shannacery
Doug Peat
Description
Discussion on how best to reach out to the homeless and the services that are available including Lookout Emergency Aid Society and Dunsmuir House Hostel for Men. Duration: 27:39.
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Characteristics and Response to Treatment Among Aboriginal People Receiving Heroin-Assisted Treatment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes
Daphne Guh
David C. Marsh
Suzanne Brissette
Bohdan Nosyk
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 3, May/June 2010, pp. 210-212
Description
Discusses a study regarding medically prescribed diacetylmorphine or hydromorphone for long-term treatment of severe opioid addiction.
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Characteristics of Children Who Have Full or Incomplete Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valborg L. Kvigne
Gary R. Leonardson
Martha Neff-Smith
Ellen Brock
Joseph Borzelleca
Thomas K. Welty
The Journal of Pediatrics , vol. 145, no. 5, November 2004, pp. 635-640
Description
Study conducted to describe clinical features and hospitalization rates of children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) found they had many health, learning and social needs which needed to be addressed.
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Characteristics of Substance Use and Self-injury among

American Indian Adolescents Who Have Engaged in Binge

Drinking

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary F. Cwik
Summer Rosenstock
Lauren Tingey
Novalene Goklish
Francene Larzelere ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 1-19
Description
This study examines the context, function, and consequences of binge drinking among 69 youth from the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), and looks specifically at it as factor in self-harming behaviours.
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Charlie Chief 1 Interviewer

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter
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Chief One Gun Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chief One Gun
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview where Chief One Gun tells of his father's recollections of the signing of an unspecified treaty. He also tells of a Brave Dog Society prayer meeting.
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Childhood Exposure to Adversity and Risk of Substance-Use Disorder in Two American Indian Populations: The Meditational Role of Early Substance-Use Initiation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell
Janette Beals
Christina M. Mitchell
Spero M. Manson
R. Jay Turner
et al.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 70, no. 6, November 2009, pp. 971-981
Description
Study shows that three categories of events (major childhood events, traumas, and witnessed violence) increased the odds of early substance use and substance-use disorder.
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Children and Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol Advertising During Bathurst 1000

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sondra L. Davoren
Craig A. Sinclair
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 90-91
Description
Investigation suggests that alcohol advertising during sporting broadcasts reaches children and young people during a time period that normally doesn't allow alcohol advertising.
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Children of Substance Abusers: Overview of Research Findings

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette L. Johnson
Michelle Leff
Pediatrics, vol. 103, no. 5, Supplement, May 2, 1999, pp. 1085-1099
Description
Examines factors involved with children of substance abusers and the need to extend the studies over longer periods of time for more substantial conclusions.
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Children with FASD-Related Disabilities Receiving Services From Child Welfare Agencies in Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Fuchs
Linda Burnside
Sheila Marchenski
Andria Mudry
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, [Indigenous Health Special Issue], April 2010, pp. 232-244
Description
Studies report that substance abuse is a major factor in the origin of disability in many children and there is a strong need for culturally appropriate FASD prevention programs.
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Choosing a Different Direction

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Callope
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 6, November-December 2002, pp. 21-23
Description
Author chronicles his personal story about recovery from a existence of serious substance abuse.
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Chris Bull Shields Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Chris Bull Shields
Mike Devine
Indian History Film Project
Description
Chris Bull Shields, age 73, describes the signing of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the boundaries of the Blood Reserve.
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Christianization among the Chumash: An Ethnohistoric Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Sandos
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 65-89
Description
Article attempts to examine some of the reasons the Chumash people elected to be baptized, the consequences for that choice, and the resistance (both overt and subversive) that they offered to Christian missionaries.
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Chronic Bronchitis in Aboriginal People: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Konrad
A. Hossain
A. Senthilselvan
J. A. Dosman
P. Pahwa
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, vol. 33, no. 4, September 2013, pp. 218-225
Description
Study shows 15% of Aboriginal people have a respiratory disease compared to 10% of non-aboriginal people in Canada and comments on preventable risk factors.
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Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and Diseases Among Indigenous Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory J. Redding
Catherine A. Byrnes
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1323-1342
Description
Compares chronic respiratory symptoms among selected Indigenous people with non-indigenous peers and reviews evidence for treatment.
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Cigarette Smoking Among Indigenous Australians

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Cunningham
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, March/April 1998, pp. 18-19
Description
States that Indigenous Australians are up to 8 times more likely to die from smoking related diseases than non-Indigenous Australians.
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The Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
CIHR [Canadian Institutes of Health Research]Team in Circumpolar Health Research
C. R. Goodwin
Description
Database covers wide range of health conditions and search results may be narrowed by geographic region, peoples, publication types, etc.
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Civilized, Roughly: Gender, Race, and the politics of Leisure in Colonial British Columbia, 1860-1871

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Gorton
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 273-299
Description
Article examines the construct of white masculinity in the interior of British Columbia during the Cariboo Gold Rush; discusses how the intersection with the settler-colonial agenda created a socially enforced code of behavior that demanded that men both subscribe to Victorian values, but also present with a roughness or heartiness about their person. Also illustrates how this construct of white masculinity justified violence towards women and racialized persons.
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Client and Provider Views on Access to Care For Substance-Using American Indians: Perspectives From a Northern Plains Urban Clinic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frankie Kropp
Maurine Lilleskov
Jennifer Richards
Eugene Somoza
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 2, 2014, pp. 43-64
Description
Looks at barriers to treatment services reported by focus group and provides recommendations from clients and providers.
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The Clinical Course of Alcoholism in 243 Mission Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cindy L. Ehlers
Tamara L. Wall
Michelle Betancourt
David A. Gilder
American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 161, no. 7, July 2004, pp. 1204-1210
Description

Explores alcoholism by determining symptoms and direction of alcoholism based on gender and heritage; pattern of drinking; and documenting the "aging-out' phenomenon.

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Collaborative Data Governance to Support First Nations-Led Overdose Surveillance and Data Analysis in British Columbia, Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Soha Sabeti
Chloé Xavier
Amanda Slaunwhite
Louise Meilleur
Laura MacDougall ... [et al.]
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 16, no. 2, Wisdom of the Elders: Honouring Spiritual Laws in Indigenous Knowledge, 2020, pp. 338-355
Description

Discusses the collection of Indigenous opioid-related overdoses data that adheres to the OCAP principles and supports Indigenous self-determination.

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Colonial Policies and Indigenous Women in Canada

Alternate Title
Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dawn M. Smith
Description
Chapter from Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women edited by Lily George, Adele N. Norris, Antje Deckert, Juan Tauri. Discusses the connection between colonialism and the large incarceration rates of Indigenous women in Canada.
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Combating Prescription Drug Addiction a Priority

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shauna Lewis
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 20
Description

Comments on the need for programs and services to address epidemic in Ontario First Nation communities.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.32.

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Coming of Age: How Young Women in the Northwest Territories Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Positive Empowered, and Safer Sexual Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Candice Lys
Charlotte Reading
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 71, 2012, p. article no. 18957
Description
Study findings from 12 females aged 15-19 revealed access to care issues and alcohol consumption were factors that influenced sexual health.
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Commentary: Knowledge Mobilization in the Real World - Seeking Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 80-88
Description
Discusses the need to address underlying causes of child welfare cases and physical neglect such as poverty, alcohol or substance abuse, emotional disorders and inadequate social support systems.
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Commercial Tobacco Reduction in Indigenous Communities: 2017 Literature Update

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Palmer
Michael Chaiton
Robert Schwartz
Description
Searched conducted for articles and reports published between August 2015 and January 2017 using PsychINFO, Embase, CINAHL and Medline. Identified 14 items of strong and moderate quality with content pertaining to the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia.
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A Commitment to Change: Community Based Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ngaimpe Aboriginal Corporation
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, January/February 1998, pp. 5-6
Description
Describes how local activists in New South Wales, Australia have initiated and maintained "The Glen", a centre for men based on Aboriginal cultural beliefs.
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The Commonwealth Aboriginal Substances Misuse Program

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, March/April 1997, p. 27
Description
Announces review of program and issues a call for input from Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people regarding substance abuse in their communities.
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