Prevalence and risk indicators of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among on-reserve First Nations youth
The objectives of the present study were to identify the prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations youth living on-reserve, and to identify independent risk indicators associated with these behaviours. Two hundred four students from the Saskatoon Tribal Council (Saskatchewan)...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:3680265 2023-05-15T16:13:56+02:00 Prevalence and risk indicators of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among on-reserve First Nations youth Lemstra, Mark Rogers, Marla Moraros, John Caldbick, Sam 2013-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680265 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24381485 en eng Pulsus Group Inc http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680265 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24381485 © 2013 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved Original Article Text 2013 ftpubmed 2014-01-05T01:50:11Z The objectives of the present study were to identify the prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations youth living on-reserve, and to identify independent risk indicators associated with these behaviours. Two hundred four students from the Saskatoon Tribal Council (Saskatchewan) who were enrolled in grades 5 through 8 were asked to complete a school health survey. The prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations on-reserve youth was 23.5% and 14.7%, respectively. Surprisingly, female First Nations youth were more likely to abuse alcohol and use marijuana than male First Nations youth. The prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among Saskatoon urban youth of the same age were only 5.4% and 2.7%, respectively. After regression analysis, five independent risk indicators were associated with alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations on-reserve youth. The prevalence of alcohol abuse among First Nations on-reserve youth is higher than that in neighbouring urban youth of the same age. Text First Nations PubMed Central (PMC) |
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The objectives of the present study were to identify the prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations youth living on-reserve, and to identify independent risk indicators associated with these behaviours. Two hundred four students from the Saskatoon Tribal Council (Saskatchewan) who were enrolled in grades 5 through 8 were asked to complete a school health survey. The prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations on-reserve youth was 23.5% and 14.7%, respectively. Surprisingly, female First Nations youth were more likely to abuse alcohol and use marijuana than male First Nations youth. The prevalence of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among Saskatoon urban youth of the same age were only 5.4% and 2.7%, respectively. After regression analysis, five independent risk indicators were associated with alcohol abuse and marijuana use among First Nations on-reserve youth. The prevalence of alcohol abuse among First Nations on-reserve youth is higher than that in neighbouring urban youth of the same age. |
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Prevalence and risk indicators of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among on-reserve First Nations youth |
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Prevalence and risk indicators of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among on-reserve First Nations youth |
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prevalence and risk indicators of alcohol abuse and marijuana use among on-reserve first nations youth |
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