Integrating traditional practices and social network visualization to prevent substance use: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial among urban Native American emerging adults

• Published in: Addiction science & clinical practice Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 56 - 18
• Main Authors: D'Amico, Elizabeth J, Dickerson, Daniel L, Rodriguez, Anthony, Brown, Ryan A, Kennedy, David P, Palimaru, Alina I, Johnson, Carrie, Smart, Rosanna, Klein, David J, Parker, Jennifer, McDonald, Keisha, Woodward, Michael J, Gudgell, Ninna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.09.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Alaska; Alaska Natives; Alcohol and marijuana/cannabis use; Alcohol use; American Indian or Alaska Native; American Indians; California; Clinical trials; Cultural sensitivity; Drug abuse; Drugs; Epidemics; Evidence-based medicine; Focus groups; Health aspects; Health problems; Heroin; Humans; Indigenous peoples; Intervention; Marijuana; Medical diagnosis; Mortality; Motivational interviewing; Narcotics; Native Americans; Opioid use; Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control; Opioids; Overdose; Prevention programs; Psychological development; Public health; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Resilience; Rural areas; Social Networking; Social networks; Social support; Study Protocol; Substance abuse; Traditional practices; Traditions; United States - epidemiology; Urban Population; Visualization; Workshops; Young Adult; United States; Alaska; California; United States > US; Motivational interviewing; Traditional practices; Social networks; Alcohol and marijuana/cannabis use; Native Americans; Opioid use

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