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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsProtective FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsProtective 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
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