Substance Use, Abuse & Treatment

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Reports prescription drugs, alcohol, and marijuana are main concerns in communities and access to resources, services and interventions are tied to the wellness/health of the community.

Reports on how changing diets have produced a less healthier modern human. Asks the question whether sugar is an indulgence or an addiction.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Iowa State University, 2001.

Looks at connections of suicidal thoughts in a sampling of American Indian youth between the ages of 9 to 16 living near or on reservations in the upper Midwestern United States.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2006.

Discusses the increase in youth suicides since the 1950s when modernization began.

Findings reveal a higher than average rate affecting adolescents and young adults, with rates among young males increasing.

Study uses data from the National Board of Forensic Medicine to analyze suicides amongst reindeer herding Sámi in Sweden; considerations include: time of year, method, age, gender, and region.

Shows how the economic, social and cultural environment contributes strongly to risk levels in a community.

Review of current literature dealing with the differences between rates of occurrence in the general population and Alaska Native people.

Study suggests a correlation between increased economic opportunities among First Nation communities and decreased rates of suicide and careless death.

Study found that increasing protective factors was more effective than decreasing risk factors.

Identifies Indigenous people as being a high risk group for suicide due to socio-economic factors and geographic remoteness.

Looks at the results of a study which indicate that some of the relationships between suicide risk and explanatory variables are more complex then they appear. "Position paper for the 5th NRF open Assembly, September 24th-27th 2008", Anchorage, Alaska.

Looks at a cultural prevention program for rural Yup’ik youth in Alaska that specifically targets suicide and alcohol abuse.

Reviews current literature and provides clearer comparisons of usage rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Australia.

Reviews current literature and reinterprets it to provide more accurate comparisons between Indigenous and non-Indigenous uses of Kava, a psychoactive substance.

Survey conducted from December 2011 to June 2012. Purpose was to monitor HIV and related infections, behaviours, and socio-demographic factors in Aboriginal populations.

Dismissal of a charge for supplying Kave, contrary to s.19 of the Consumer Protection Act, in the Northern Territory of Australia. Kava is the name given to a drink prepared from the root of the piper methysticum plant.

Health workers hold meeting for spouses of alcoholics to offer help with self esteem and spiritual guidance.

Looks at the reasons for the disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in the sex trade.

Profiles single-access programs in four different communities and highlights why this type of program works.

Synthesis of academic and grey literature gathered from sources such as websites, online documents, government reports and presentations. Five themes were identified: cultural care, client-centered care, skills building, community-support and healing traumas for recovery, well as program or activity descriptions.

Examines the results of a Statistics Canada report which concludes that Aboriginal people have major physical and mental health problems.

Summarizes responses from interviews conducted with 7,000 Indigenous residents of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and the Chukotka region of Russia.

Discusses the outcomes of using sweat lodge ceremonies in treating criminal offenses bases on data collected from 190 men between 18 and 64 years of age.

Provides qualitative evidence of the benefits of integrating traditional Indigenous healing practices -- in particular the sweat lodge ceremony -- into the Western treatment model, Seeking Safety.

Brief discussion of Indigenous determinants of health, the Honouring Our Strengths framework model, and concepts of culturally safe, competent and relevant care.

Out of 474 articles retrieved, only 8 were eligible for analysis. Most reported positive outcomes using the Positive Youth Development framework.

This paper, based on his many field interviews, represents Mr. Rain's views on why the Indians in the Treaty 6 area wereanxious to sign treaty, the problems of language, and therefore of their understanding of the terms.

From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.

From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated to customize table.

Discusses tobacco control policies that have been implemented to reduce the male daily smoking rate of 62%.

Advises recommended treatment methods for small children who have accidentally consumed kerosene.

Comments on a model which addresses the social determinants of substance use.

Examines the long term effects of risk factors that are prevalent during gestation, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, and adult life on developmental health and later disease risk.

Examines the link between the social determinants of health and tuberculosis on a First Nations reserve.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.

Discusses the findings of the New South Wales Government's Alcohol Summit working groups.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of British Columbia, 1994.

Explores interpersonal violence and the addiction experiences of First Nations women.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1989.

Describes the services funded by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Provides an overview of heath care delivery and practices for Aboriginal residents of Tasmania.