Citation

Spear S, Crèvecoeur DA, Rawson RA, Clark R. Am. Indian Alsk. Native Ment. Health Res. 2007; 14(2): 1-15.

Affiliation

Integrated Substance Abuse Programs,Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior,David Geff en School of Medicine at UCLA,1640 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. sspear@ucla.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17874362

Abstract

A preliminary review of substance abuse treatment admission data from 2001-2005 was conducted to explore the use of methamphetamine among American Indians in treatment programs funded by Los Angeles County. Comparisons were made between primary methamphetamine users and users whose primary drug was a substance other than methamphetamine. In that period, the number of American Indians reporting methamphetamine as their primary drug in Los Angeles County significantly increased, particularly among females.

Language: en