2022
Trauma and Substance Use among Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review
Spillane N, Schick M, Kirk-Provencher K, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Crawford M, Weiss N. Trauma and Substance Use among Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review. Trauma Violence & Abuse 2022, 24: 3297-3312. PMID: 36197078, DOI: 10.1177/15248380221126184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useImplementation of interventionsIndigenous participantsMeta-analyses statementIndigenous populationReduce substance useHealth disparitiesRates of trauma exposureHistorical traumaLived traumaPost-traumatic stress disorderIndigenous communitiesSystematic reviewUnited StatesMeta-analysesStress disorderTrauma exposureEnhancing cultural valuesParticipantsAssociationTraumaCommunityPopulationCanadaUse
2021
Testing the Competing Life Reinforcers Model for Substance Use in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth
Spillane N, Schick M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Kirk-Provencher K, Hill D, Kahler C. Testing the Competing Life Reinforcers Model for Substance Use in Reserve-Dwelling First Nation Youth. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2021, 91: 477-486. PMID: 34338542, PMCID: PMC8594143, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth American IndigenousAssociated with lower likelihoodSubstance useAdolescent substance useMarijuana useLow likelihoodAssociated with reduced likelihoodSubstance misuseMonth marijuana useFirst Nations reserve communitiesAdolescent alcoholAmerican IndigenousNation's youthFirst Nations youthReservation communitiesCultural reinforcementMonthsExtracurricular activitiesPerceived availabilityDrunkCommunityDrinkingFormative workUseGreater values