title: Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among Native American college students: an exploratory quantitative analysis.
abstract: We examine alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among US Native American college students by using 4 years of College Alcohol Study data (1993, 1997, 1999, and 2001; n = 267). To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to quantitatively examine this population using advanced statistical analyses and a nationally representative sample of US college students. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses show that Native American college students have unique rates and patterns of substance use that must be addressed accordingly. It is suggested that specialized future research and policy are needed to properly address alcohol and drug use among this population. Limitations of the study are noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA. bwward3@gmail.com
authors.forename: Brian W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ridolfo
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology*; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult