Citation

Akins S, Lanfear C, Cline S, Mosher CJ. J. Drug Iss. 2013; 43(4): 497-516.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

DOI

10.1177/0022042613491100

PMID

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Abstract

There is substantial literature on the patterns and correlates of substance use across minority youth populations, but comparatively little attention has been directed to substance use among adults. This is particularly the case for adult American Indians, generally due to sampling challenges. This article provides multivariate analyses of the correlates of substance use across five racial/ethnic groups and highlights analyses focused on American Indian adults. In addition to marijuana use and binge drinking, our analyses consider hard drug use, which remains understudied in the literature, and include a first consideration of "bender drinking," a form of alcohol consumption that is most likely to lead to health, social, and legal problems. Our results indicate that although American Indians report higher levels of substance use and abuse than do those from other racial/ethnic groups, these differences are attenuated when sociodemographic and individual-level/risk protective factors are taken into account.

Language: en