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
2020
Identifying Competing Life Reinforcers for Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents
Spillane N, Kirk-Provencher K, Schick M, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Kahler C. Identifying Competing Life Reinforcers for Substance Use in First Nation Adolescents. Substance Use & Misuse 2020, 55: 886-895. PMID: 31965888, PMCID: PMC7224337, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1710206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective factors associated with substance useFactors associated with substance useFirst Nation adolescentsSubstance useBehavioural theory of choiceNon-Indigenous youthNation adolescentsIncreased riskCulturally appropriate prevention strategiesAvailability of substancesIndigenous youthQualitative focus groupsModified grounded theory approachIndigenous populationCommunity influencePrevention strategiesGrounded theory approachPeer influenceFocus groupsNegative consequencesIndividual interviewsAvailability of alternativesRiskInvestigate riskYouth