Trends in drug use among American Indian students and dropouts, 1975 to 1994
Trends in drug use among American Indian students and dropouts, 1975 to 1994
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DOI：
10.2105/ajph.86.11.1594
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发表时间：
1996-11-01
影响因子：
12.7
通讯作者：
Beauvais, F
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作者：
Beauvais, F
目标。这个为期 20 年的监测项目追踪美国印第安人学生药物滥用的趋势，并检查观察到的模式，以发现对预防和治疗的影响。当前阶段的这项工作包括印度辍学学生吸毒的数据。方法。每年都会对居住在保留地或附近的 7 至 12 年级印度青少年进行全国代表性的匿名吸毒调查。对辍学率进行了调整，以提供整个年龄组的估计值。结果。与非印度同龄人相比，印度青少年的吸毒率仍然很高。过去 20 年的比率趋势与非印度青年的比率趋势相似。白人总体吸毒情况可能正在减少，大约 20% 的印度青少年继续严重吸毒，这一比例自 1980 年以来没有变化。对辍学率的调整增加了对整个年龄组的估计。结论。印度青少年，尤其是辍学青少年，仍然面临吸毒的高风险。与非印度人趋势的相似性表明，对其他年轻人有效的预防策略也可以对这一人群有效。
Objectives. This 20-year surveillance project tracks the trends in substance abuse among American Indian students and examines the observed patterns to discover implications for prevention and treatment. The current phase of this work includes data on drug use among Indian school dropouts.Methods. Anonymous drug use surveys are administered annually to a nationally representative sample of 7th- to 12th-grade Indian youths residing on or near reservations. An adjustment for dropouts is made to protide estimates for the entire age cohort.Results. Indian youth continue to show very high rates of drug use compared with their non-Indian peers. The trends in rates during the last 20 years parallel those of non-Indian youth. White overall drug use may be decreasing, about 20% of Indian adolescents continue to he heavily involved with drugs, a proportion that has not changed since 1980. Adjustment for school dropouts increases the estimate for the entire age cohort.Conclusions. Indian youth, particularly school dropouts, remain at high risk for drug use. The similarity to trends for non-Indians indicates that prevention strategies effective with other youth can be effective with this population.