Unemployment, Drug Use, and HIV Risk among American Indian and Alaska Native Drug Users

Study and 6-month followup of 3,622 drug users in Tucson, Flagstaff, and Anchorage found that American Indian and Alaska Native drug users were younger, less educated, and less likely to be employed than non-Native subjects. Individuals employed at intake or followup had lower levels of HIV risk fac...

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Published inAmerican Indian and Alaska native mental health research Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 17 - 32
Main Authors Reynolds, Grace L, Fisher, Dennis G, Estrada, Antonio L, Trotter, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Journal online at Web site: http://www 2000
Subjects
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
Alaska Natives
American Indians
At Risk Persons
Drug Abuse
Education Work Relationship
Educational Attainment
Female
HIV Infections - ethnology
Humans
Indians, North American - statistics & numerical data
Inuits - statistics & numerical data
Male
Needle Sharing - statistics & numerical data
Risk
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - ethnology
Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology
Unemployment
Unemployment - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Study and 6-month followup of 3,622 drug users in Tucson, Flagstaff, and Anchorage found that American Indian and Alaska Native drug users were younger, less educated, and less likely to be employed than non-Native subjects. Individuals employed at intake or followup had lower levels of HIV risk factors: injection drug use and needle sharing. (Contains 38 references.) (SV)
Bibliography:Theme issue on HIV and AIDS among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
ISSN:0893-5394
1533-7731
DOI:10.5820/aian.0901.2000.17