Examining correlates of methamphetamine and other drug use in pregnant American Indian adolescents.
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.
Barlow
Allison
A
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. abarlow@jhsph.edu
Mullany
Britta C
BC
Neault
Nicole
N
Davis
Yvonne
Y
Billy
Trudy
T
Hastings
Ranelda
R
Coho-Mescal
Valerie
V
Lake
Kristin
K
Powers
Julia
J
Clouse
Emily
E
Reid
Raymond
R
Walkup
John T
JT
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*
D008694:Methamphetamine