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
2019
Risk and protective factors for opioid misuse in American Indian adolescents
Nalven T, Spillane N, Schick M. Risk and protective factors for opioid misuse in American Indian adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 206: 107736. PMID: 31765857, PMCID: PMC6980750, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid misusePeer substance useAssociated with greater likelihoodSubstance useMonth heroin useGreater likelihoodAI adolescentsLifetime heroinOpioid useOpioidSelf-report questionnairesRisk factorsAI youthHeroin useSchool-based samplePast-monthLow school performanceLogistic regressionFamily disapprovalSchool-related factorsInfluence of peersMultilevel logistic regressionHeroinMonthsSchool performance