Addressing Substance Use Utilizing a Community-Based Program among Urban Native American Youth Living in Florida

Genealogy

Eugenia Millender¹  John Lowe¹  Rose Wimbish-Cirilo²  E.Roberto Orellana³ 

[1] College of Nursing, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA;National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA;School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA;

关键词: substance use prevention;    Native-Reliance;    urban Native American youth;    community-based program;   

DOI  :  10.3390/genealogy4030079

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study was conducted in Florida among two urban Native American youth programs that are sponsored by urban Native American community organizations. Convenience and snowballing were used as a sample recruitment strategy. Assignment to the experimental condition (UTC) and the control condition (SE) was established by randomizing the two community youth program sites to the two conditions. Utilization of a culturally relevant theory, Native-Reliance, guided the intervention approach for the prevention of substance use among urban Native American youth. Results of this study provided evidence that a culturally based intervention was significantly more effective for the reduction of substance use interest and general well-being than a non-culturally based intervention for urban Native American youth. Prevention programs for urban Native American early adolescent youth that utilize Native American strengths, values, and beliefs to promote healthy behavior and reduce the harm associated with high-risk behaviors such as substance use are strongly recommended.

【 授权许可】

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