Native Americans and Alcohol: Past, Present, and Future

Native Americans have higher rates of alcohol use, frequency of use, and increased rates of fetal alcohol syndrome, compared with other ethnic groups (J. Hisnanick, 1992; P. A. May, 1996; J. M. Wallace et al., 2003). High prevalence rates of alcohol misuse among Native Americans must be understood i...

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Published in:The Journal of general psychology 2006-10, Vol.133 (4), p.435-451
Main Authors: Szlemko, William J., Wood, James W., Thurman, Pamela Jumper
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
alcohol
Alcohol use
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - epidemiology
Alcoholism - ethnology
Alcoholism - psychology
Alcoholism - rehabilitation
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - epidemiology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - ethnology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - prevention & control
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - psychology
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Gender differences
Health services
historical trauma
Hospitals
Humans
Indians
Indians, North American - ethnology
Indians, North American - psychology
Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data
Infant, Newborn
Life Change Events
Male
Medical treatment
Medicine, Traditional
Mortality
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Native Americans
Native North Americans
Population
Pregnancy
Prejudice
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Studies
Support groups
Teenagers
Traditions
United States
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Summary:Native Americans have higher rates of alcohol use, frequency of use, and increased rates of fetal alcohol syndrome, compared with other ethnic groups (J. Hisnanick, 1992; P. A. May, 1996; J. M. Wallace et al., 2003). High prevalence rates of alcohol misuse among Native Americans must be understood in light of their unique history, which has resulted in trauma and exposure to many risk factors for problem alcohol use. Many risk factors have been identified in the general population; however, only some of these risk factors have been examined among Native American populations. The unique history and world view of Native Americans mean that, often, risk factors operate differently from the way they do in other populations. The authors discuss interventions and promising treatments.
ISSN:0022-1309
1940-0888
DOI:10.3200/GENP.133.4.435-451