Researching Prescription Drug Misuse among First Nations in Canada: Starting from a Health Promotion Framework
The intentional misuse of psychotropic drugs is recognized as a significant public health concern in Canada, although there is a lack of empirical research detailing this. Even less research has been documented on the misuse of prescription drugs among First Nations in Canada. In the past, Western b...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3411531 2023-05-15T16:14:07+02:00 Researching Prescription Drug Misuse among First Nations in Canada: Starting from a Health Promotion Framework Dell, Colleen Anne Roberts, Gary Kilty, Jennifer Taylor, Kelli Daschuk, Mitch Hopkins, Carol Dell, Debra 2012-03-28 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411531 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879752 https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S9247 en eng Libertas Academica http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411531 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879752 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/SART.S9247 © the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited. Commentary Text 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S9247 2013-09-04T11:01:10Z The intentional misuse of psychotropic drugs is recognized as a significant public health concern in Canada, although there is a lack of empirical research detailing this. Even less research has been documented on the misuse of prescription drugs among First Nations in Canada. In the past, Western biomedical and individual-based approaches to researching Indigenous health have been applied, whereas First Nations’ understandings of health are founded on a holistic view of wellbeing. Recognition of this disjuncture, alongside the protective influence of First Nations traditional culture, is foundational to establishing an empirical understanding of and comprehensive response to prescription drug misuse. We propose health promotion as a framework from which to begin to explore this. Our work with a health promotion framework has conveyed its potential to support the consideration of Western and Indigenous worldviews together in an ‘ethical space’, with illustrations provided. Health promotion also allots for the consideration of Canada’s colonial history of knowledge production in public health and supports First Nations’ self-determination. Based on this, we recommend three immediate ways in which a health promotion framework can advance research on prescription drug misuse among First Nations in Canada. Text First Nations PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 6 SART.S9247 |
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The intentional misuse of psychotropic drugs is recognized as a significant public health concern in Canada, although there is a lack of empirical research detailing this. Even less research has been documented on the misuse of prescription drugs among First Nations in Canada. In the past, Western biomedical and individual-based approaches to researching Indigenous health have been applied, whereas First Nations’ understandings of health are founded on a holistic view of wellbeing. Recognition of this disjuncture, alongside the protective influence of First Nations traditional culture, is foundational to establishing an empirical understanding of and comprehensive response to prescription drug misuse. We propose health promotion as a framework from which to begin to explore this. Our work with a health promotion framework has conveyed its potential to support the consideration of Western and Indigenous worldviews together in an ‘ethical space’, with illustrations provided. Health promotion also allots for the consideration of Canada’s colonial history of knowledge production in public health and supports First Nations’ self-determination. Based on this, we recommend three immediate ways in which a health promotion framework can advance research on prescription drug misuse among First Nations in Canada. |
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