Substance Use, Abuse & Treatment

Provides overview of health and alcohol program staffed by Aboriginal workers and results of 1980s health survey of Tasmanian residents.

Describes the use of alcohol as a tool to defraud New Zealand's Maori of their land during the 1800s.

Brief profile of a drunk driving accident survivor and the inspirational message he is giving to youth around the province of Saskatchewan. Article located by scrolling to page 17.

Maori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2006.

2nd edition.

Related Material: Te Ohonga Ake: The Determinants of Health for Māori Children and Young People in New Zealand: Series Two.

[Technology] Thesis (M.A.)--Auckland University of Technology, 2005.

A synopsis of the movie Smoke Signals," examines the relationship between fatherhood and forgiveness. Also included are discussion questions on topics of addiction, Native American genocide, and family relationships.

Presentation of a story told by the author's Grandmother who survived residential schools and alcoholism.

Statistics show that the Aboriginal population is significantly younger and growing more rapidly than the general population of the United States. Statistics also show that it is a population significantly poorer and more at risk in terms of accidents, suicides, homicides, and deaths linked to alcoholism.

Profiles the increase in substance abuse among Inuit in Nunavik and highlights the need for culturally-relevant public health interventions.

Study examined the linkage between health-enhancing behaviour and decision-making skills.

Comments on novel which challenges the addictive stereotype to one of social suffering rather than one of racialized pathology.

Looks at evidence-based approaches to tobacco control.

Looks at the healthcare experiences of Aboriginal peoples who use illicit substances.

Reports on conference held in Adelaide, Australia which formally adopted a National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Council.

Approximately 90% of sample was Aboriginal and 70% female.

Overview of problems facing the Innu people, the continuation of working towards self-government agreements and fair land rights settlements.

Overview of tobacco use including history, factors of use, and factors of permanent cessation or continued use.

Instructive experiment regarding the psychology of oppression and dislocation. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Nebraska, 2016.

Describes a culturally relevant, community-based training program designed to increase awareness and promote healing related to substance use disorders. Program centers Indigenous traditions, collectivism, and historical context.

Website deals with addictions and related issues.

Presents the People Awakening Project (PA) to provide an Alaska Native understanding of the sobriety progress.

Study focused on youth in four different locations to determine whether peers or families exerted different levels of influence.

Editor briefly reports on his role organizing a section of the, First Pan-Pacific Conference on Drugs and Alcohol held at Canberra, Australia February-March 1980.

Short introduction to journal featuring articles on smoking, effects of Kava on the body and mental health, and ethnobotany.

Brief profile of the work of hostels in Australian urban centres for Aboriginal patients seeking alcohol abuse treatment.

Comments on the valuable contributions of Australian Aboriginal health workers and how alcohol is the greatest current threat to aboriginals.

Describes, in medical terms, what takes place when someone smokes and provides contact information for organizations in Australia to assist smokers to quit.

Study on the prevalence of smoking, the use of other substances by Aboriginal youth, and the increased health risk compared with non-Aboriginal youth.

Compares responses from 1700 Indigenous and 22,800 non-Indigenous students in Grades 9-12 who participated in the 2014/15 survey.

Looks at contributory factor to higher respiratory and cardiovascular death rates for Aboriginals with a smoking rate of 54% compared to 29% for the general Australian population.

Rates of tobacco cessation agent usage appear to be less by First Nations peoples versus other Canadians, further research is recommended to discover the factors why.

Examines possible historical and cultural reasons for high tobacco use.

Discusses significance of tobacco and smoking cessation program developed for over 200 different Nations in the United States.

Conclusions indicate that Aboriginal youth require culturally specific tobacco control strategies in order to achieve the best possible outcome.

Discusses why smoking rates are higher than the general population among Aboriginals in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

Provides brief history of tobacco use and campaigns to discourage use. Examines efforts of Aboriginal health workers in Australia to advise cessation.

Used two statewide surveys and two large epidemiologic studies to compare rates of prevalence with other racial/ethnic groups.

Position statement by Canadian Paediatric Society discusses prevalence, risk factors, health impacts, prevention and treatment, and public policy.

Describes four projects designed to address tobacco use and health issues.

Looks at studies conducted in the Northern Territory, Katherine/Centre regions, Wilcannia, Western New South and patients attending the Adelaide Aboriginal Medical Service. Reports a high percentage of Aboriginal people smoke.