Brenna L Greenfield1, Kamilla L Venner2, J Scott Tonigan2, Monika Honeyestewa3, Homer Hubbell4, Dorothea Bluehorse5. 1. Department of Family Medicine & Biobehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus, Duluth, MN, United States. Electronic address: green970@d.umn.edu. 2. Department of Psychology and Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MN, United States. 3. Department of Education, Pueblo of Laguna, Laguna, MN, United States. 4. Navajo Studies Conference, Inc., Albuquerque, MN, United States. 5. Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, MN, United States.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: College attendance is associated with an increased risk for substance use yet we know little about substance use among Native American college students and its regional variation. This study examined alcohol, tobacco, and drug use and their relation to gender, institution, age, and cultural involvement among Native American college students in the Southwest. METHODS: Native American community college and university students in a large Southwest city (N = 347) completed an online survey about past-month and lifetime substance use and involvement in cultural activities. RESULTS: Cultural involvement was related to less past-month substance use. In the past month, 43% drank alcohol, 27% binge drank, 20% used drugs, and 13% were current smokers. Males, community college students, and older individuals were more likely to have a positive CAGE-AID and have used drugs more than 100 times. Younger individuals were more likely to use marijuana in the past month. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight cultural strengths and comparatively low rates of tobacco and alcohol use among Native American college students in the Southwest.
INTRODUCTION: College attendance is associated with an increased risk for substance use yet we know little about substance use among Native American college students and its regional variation. This study examined alcohol, tobacco, and drug use and their relation to gender, institution, age, and cultural involvement among Native American college students in the Southwest. METHODS: Native American community college and university students in a large Southwest city (N = 347) completed an online survey about past-month and lifetime substance use and involvement in cultural activities. RESULTS: Cultural involvement was related to less past-month substance use. In the past month, 43% drank alcohol, 27% binge drank, 20% used drugs, and 13% were current smokers. Males, community college students, and older individuals were more likely to have a positive CAGE-AID and have used drugs more than 100 times. Younger individuals were more likely to use marijuana in the past month. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight cultural strengths and comparatively low rates of tobacco and alcohol use among Native American college students in the Southwest.
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