Alcohol Control Policy and Native American Communities
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Suicide among young Alaska Native men: community risk factors and alcohol control.
OBJECTIVES I examined community risk factors that explained variation in suicide rates among young rural Alaska Native men, evaluating the effectiveness of local alcohol control as a public health policy to reduce this population's historically high vulnerability. METHODS I compiled suicide data, alcohol control status, and community-level social, cultural, and economic characteristics for Al...
متن کاملAn emphasis on solutions rather than problems.
Numerous articles have been written about alcohol and American Indians. These articles have focused primarily on the etiology of drinking, the magnitude of the problem, the drinking patterns of American Indians, and the effects of alcohol consumption on American Indians' health and lifestyle. Few studies have actually addressed possible solutions to the problem. Dr. Phillip May's paper on alcoh...
متن کاملAlcohol policy considerations for Indian reservations and bordertown communities.
For some topics, particularly in public health, summaries are dangerous because they may create the idea that a single or simple solution exists. This topic is one where a summary can create a false expectation of simplicity. There is no simple or easy solution to the problem of alcohol abuse in any community, especially reservation and bordertown communities in the western United States. The s...
متن کاملCommunity development as context for alcohol policy.
Dr. Philip May has presented a broad array of techniques and policy-based options for American Indian communities battling substance abuse. Figures one through three in his paper offer a comprehensive digest of relevant policy options. These figures and the substantial reference section provide policy-makers, community leaders, and researchers with a clear and concise resource. In particular, t...
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Dr. Philip May's article in this volume, "Alcohol Policy Considerations For Indian Reservations and Bordertown Communities," represents a valuable contribution to the public debate concerning alcohol abuse on and near Indian reservations, and the range of policy options available to Indian tribes. As a practitioner in the field of Indian law, I am in substantial agreement with the main themes o...
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