The rise in methamphetamine use among American Indians in Los Angeles County.
A preliminary review of substance abuse treatment admission data from 2001-2005 was conducted to explore the use of methamphetamine among American Indians in treatment programs funded by Los Angeles County. Comparisons were made between primary methamphetamine users and users whose primary drug was a substance other than methamphetamine. In that period, the number of American Indians reporting methamphetamine as their primary drug in Los Angeles County significantly increased, particularly among females.
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Integrated Substance Abuse Programs,Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior,David Geff en School of Medicine at UCLA,1640 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. sspear@ucla.edu
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D008694:Methamphetamine