Substance Abuse Archives

An Interview Project with Native American People: A Community-Based Study to Identify Actionable Steps to Reduce Health Disparities

March 30, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center, Research /by NCUIH

HIV/AIDS Protective Factors among Urban American Indian Youths

March 24, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center, Research /by NCUIH

Content Analysis Informing the Development of Adapted Harm Reduction Talking Circles (HaRTC) with Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives Experiencing Alcohol Use Disorder

March 13, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center, Research /by NCUIH

Utilizing Drumming for American Indians/Alaska Natives with Substance Use Disorders: A Focus Group Study

March 13, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center /by NCUIH

Authors: Daniel Dickerson et al.

Publication Year: 2012

Last Updated: September 2012

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Keywords: Cultural Sensitivity and Appropriateness; Substance Use; Drumming; Gender Roles; Tradition

Short Abstract: Background—Drumming has been utilized among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes for centuries to promote healing and self-expression. Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA), currently under development, is a substance abuse treatment utilizing drumming as a core component.

Abstract: Background—Drumming has been utilized among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes for centuries to promote healing and self-expression. Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA), currently under development, is a substance abuse treatment utilizing drumming as a core component. Objectives—Focus groups were conducted to assist in the development of the DARTNA protocol. Feedback obtained from these focus groups will inform a subsequent pretest of DARTNA and an empirical study analyzing its effectiveness. Methods—Three focus groups were conducted among AIs/ANs with substance use disorders (n = 6), substance abuse treatment providers (n = 8), and a community advisory board (n = 4) to solicit feedback prior to a pretest of the DARTNA protocol. Results—Overall, participants indicated that DARTNA could be beneficial for AIs/ANs with substance use disorders. Four overarching conceptual themes emerged across the focus groups: (1) benefits of drumming, (2) importance of a culture-based focus, (3) addressing gender roles in drumming activities, and (4) providing a foundation of common AI/AN traditions. Conclusions—The DARTNA protocol is a potentially beneficial and culturally appropriate substance abuse treatment strategy for AIs/ANs. In order to optimize the potential benefits of a substance abuse treatment protocol utilizing drumming for AIs/ANs, adequate attention to tribal diversity and gender roles is needed. Scientific Significance—Due to the shortage of substance abuse treatments utilizing traditional healing activities for AIs/ANs, including drumming, results from this study provide an opportunity to develop an intervention that may meet the unique treatment needs of AIs/ANs.

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Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3725997/

Type of Resource: Best Practices Newsletter

Holistic system of care: a ten-year perspective.

March 9, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center /by NCUIH

A Collaborative and Trauma-Informed Practice Model for Urban Indian Child Welfare

March 8, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center /by NCUIH

Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit: An Actionable Guide for Organizations Serving American Indian / Alaska Native Communities through Opioid Prevention Programming

March 1, 2023/in Best Practices, Health, Knowledge Resource Center, Research /by NCUIH

Interviews with American Indian and Alaska Native People Who Inject Drugs

February 22, 2023/in Health, Knowledge Resource Center /by NCUIH

Authors: Jessica Leston, Carolyn Crisp, Murilynn Crystal Lee, Elizabeth Rink

Publication Year: 2020

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Journal: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

Keywords: Awareness; Health Care Access; Health Disparities; Social Determinants of Health; Injection Drug Use

Short Abstract: Abstract: This project gathered opinions, attitudes, and beliefs from American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who inject drugs (PWID).

Abstract: Abstract: This project gathered opinions, attitudes, and beliefs from American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who inject drugs (PWID). The primary objective of this study was to build formative knowledge around AI/AN PWID to help define and develop health care services and strategies by better understanding existing services, barriers, and challenges to seeking care. A total of 32 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted. AI/AN PWID reported a number of structural, social, and geographical barriers when trying to access health care. PWID communities critically need integrative health care service strategies and improved education about injection drug use (IDU), outreach, and prevention programs and resources. More low-barrier and streamlined access to needles should be coupled with other health care services for PWID. PWID are a key resource to help health care providers and community members correct misconceptions and better understand IDU.

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Source: https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider205/journal_files/vol27/27_1_2020_64_leston.pdf?sfvrsn=57fee0b9_2

Type of Resource: Peer-reviewed scientific article