Organization and financing of alcohol and substance abuse programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Authors: Bentson H. McFarland, MD, PhD, Roy M. Gabriel, PhD, Douglas A. Bigelow, PhD, R. Dale Walker, MD
Publication Year: 2006
Last Updated: 2010-09-03 13:47:10
Journal: American Journal of Public Health
Keywords: Financial Support--Trends; Health Care Costs--Evaluation; Health Resource Utilization; Health Services--Indigenous; Organizational Development--Trends; Substance Use Rehabilitation Programs--Administration/Economics; Cost and Cost Analysis--Method; Data Collection Methods; Descriptive Statistics; Evaluation Research; Funding Source; Health Service Needs and Demand; Health Services Research; Inpatients; Native Americans; Outpatients; Policy Making; Record Review; Regression; Surveys; Urban Areas
Short Abstract:
American Indians have the highest prevalence of substance abuse and dependence among the racial and ethnic groups comprising the United States1–8 but are served by the country’s most complicated behavioral health care system.9–11 Substance abuse treatment services for Natives are provided by tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian programs, the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and state, local, and other programs
Abstract:
American Indians have the highest prevalence of substance abuse and dependence among the racial and ethnic groups comprising the United States1–8 but are served by the country’s most complicated behavioral health care system.9–11 Substance abuse treatment services for Natives are provided by tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian programs, the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and state, local, and other programs
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