Addictions and Native Americans

Subjects:

• Health/Medicine » Substance Abuse
• Multicultural Studies » Native American Studies
• Sociology » Social Work

Reviews:

• This monograph is a useful addition to the growing scholarship in Mative American health issues. Scholars with an interest in American Indian history and culture along with health care professionals will find the concise summary of the current state of knowledge on this topic a foundation they could use for research, activism, and interpersonal relations with contemporary Indians.
  —Great Plains Research Fall 2002
• [T]here is much material in the book that social workers and others might find informative....The author is to be commended in his attempt to address this important social issue and have the book serve as a catalyst for critical thinking about the complexity of the issue's many varied dynamics.
  —Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare .

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Historical Perspectives on Native American Addictions
• The Aboriginal Worldview and Lifestyle
• Aboriginal Uses of Psychoactive Agents
• Federal Policies and Marginality
• The Nature of Substance Abuse Among Native Americans
• Psychocultural Factors
• Studies on Substance Abuse in Indian Country
• Prevention, Intervention, and Cultural Treatment
• Understanding Culture-Specific Primary and Secondary Clinical Diagnoses
• Cultural Treatment Considerations
• The Federal Response: Standards and Practice Guidelines
• Indian Gaming-The New Addiction
• Indian Gaming and U.S./Indian Policy
• Indian Gaming, Social, Political, and Clinical Issues
• Bibliography
• Index