Substance Use Among American Indian Youths on Reservations Compared With a National Sample of US Adolescents

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Results of a study exploring substance use rates in 570 students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades in 31 schools during the 2016-2017 school year. Features statistics comparing reservation-based American Indian youth with U.S. students in general, with breakdowns by type of substance use and previous 30-day prevalence of alcohol and drug use.

Randall C. Swaim, Linda R. Stanley

JAMA Network Open 1(1)

05/2018

Alcohol use · Children and youth · Illicit drug use · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · Tribal communities