title: Examining correlates of methamphetamine and other drug use in pregnant American Indian adolescents.
abstract: American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents have high rates of pregnancy, as well as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and, increasingly, methamphetamine (meth) use. The progression of adolescent drug use to meth use could have devastating impacts on AI communities, particularly when youth are simultaneously at risk for teen childbearing. In order to inform future prevention efforts, this study explores correlates of meth use in a sample of pregnant AI teens, with a focus on sociodemographic, familial, and cultural factors and use of other drugs.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. abarlow@jhsph.edu
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: Britta C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Mullany
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neault
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Trudy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Billy
authors.forename: Ranelda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Coho-Mescal
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Clouse
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Walkup
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004930:Inuit / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine