title: Tobacco and other substance use among Alaska Native youth in western Alaska.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use rates among Alaska Native youth from western Alaska.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 665 youth ages 6-18.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of children 6-10 years of age, 12% reported current use, and the prevalence rates increased with age. Females were significantly more likely than males to report tobacco use. The rates of alcohol and other drug use were very low. After adjusting for age and gender, significant correlates of tobacco use were maternal tobacco use during and after pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Expanded efforts are needed to address tobacco use among Alaska Native youth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Angstman
authors.forename: Christi A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Patten
authors.forename: Caroline C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Richard D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hurt
authors.forename: Darrell R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: Kenneth P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Offord
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D017677:Age Distribution; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology