Introduction
Historical Perspectives on Native American Addictions
The Aboriginal Worldview and Lifestyle
Aboriginal Uses of Psychoactive Agents
Federal Policies and Marginality
The Nature of Substance Abuse Among Native Americans
Psychocultural Factors
Studies on Substance Abuse in Indian Country
Prevention, Intervention, and Cultural Treatment
Understanding Culture-Specific Primary and Secondary Clinical
Diagnoses
Cultural Treatment Considerations
The Federal Response: Standards and Practice Guidelines
Indian Gaming-The New Addiction
Indian Gaming and U.S./Indian Policy
Indian Gaming, Social, Political, and Clinical Issues
Bibliography
Index
LAURENCE ARMAND FRENCH is Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social Sciences at Western New Mexico University. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist. His publications include Psychocultural Change and the American Indian (1987) and The Winds of Injustice (1994).
?[T]here is much material in the book that social workers and
others might find informative....The author is to be commended in
his attempt to address this important social issue and have the
book serve as a catalyst for critical thinking about the complexity
of the issue's many varied dynamics.?-Journal of Sociology and
Social Welfare
?This monograph is a useful addition to the growing scholarship in
Mative American health issues. Scholars with an interest in
American Indian history and culture along with health care
professionals will find the concise summary of the current state of
knowledge on this topic a foundation they could use for research,
activism, and interpersonal relations with contemporary
Indians.?-Great Plains Research
"ÝT¨here is much material in the book that social workers and
others might find informative....The author is to be commended in
his attempt to address this important social issue and have the
book serve as a catalyst for critical thinking about the complexity
of the issue's many varied dynamics."-Journal of Sociology and
Social Welfare
"[T]here is much material in the book that social workers and
others might find informative....The author is to be commended in
his attempt to address this important social issue and have the
book serve as a catalyst for critical thinking about the complexity
of the issue's many varied dynamics."-Journal of Sociology and
Social Welfare
"This monograph is a useful addition to the growing scholarship in
Mative American health issues. Scholars with an interest in
American Indian history and culture along with health care
professionals will find the concise summary of the current state of
knowledge on this topic a foundation they could use for research,
activism, and interpersonal relations with contemporary
Indians."-Great Plains Research
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