Family Influences on Alcohol and Drug Use by American Indian Youth: Implications for Prevention

• DOI: 10.1300/j039v07n01_04
• Publication Date: 2003-10-15T17:52:21Z
• Authors: Donna E. Hurdle; Scott K. Okamoto; Bart Miles
• Keywords: Drug prevention

ABSTRACT Extensive research has focused on risk factors for and social influences alcohol drug use by adolescents. While peers tend to be most the influential, parents families are also important, with specific parental behaviors particular family dynamics identified in literature as having a protective or effect youth. However, this line of not examined differences influence youth various ethnic cultural backgrounds. This qualitative study American Indian adolescents both positive negative substance members within kinship groups. The widespread high-risk been previously identified. These findings have significant implications prevention intervention activities