The
NHSDA Report: Cigarette Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native
Youths
Highlights:
- American
Indian/Alaska Native youths aged 12 to 17 were more likely
than youths from other racial/ethnic groups to smoke cigarettes during
the past month.
- American
Indian/Alaska Native youths were less likely than youths from
other racial/ethnic groups to believe that their parents would strongly
disapprove of their smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day.
- American
Indian/Alaska Native youths were also less likely than youths from
other racial/ethnic groups to strongly or somewhat disapprove of their
peers' smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day.
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reports on racial and ethnic groups
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reports on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
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OAS Publications and Services
This Short
Report, The
NHSDA Report: Cigarette Use Among American Indian/Alaska Native
Youths, is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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