Impacts of alcohol availability on Tribal lands where alcohol is prohibited: A community-partnered qualitative investigation

On a Northern Plains reservation where alcohol was prohibited, we investigated community members' views on the impacts of alcohol availability. Our methods combined elements of Tribal community participatory research with qualitative inquiry to elicit these perspectives. We used rapid appraisal techniques to conduct confidential interviews with 31 key leaders representing 7 relevant major community systems, and representing a variety of perspectives. Topics included respondents' understandings of the current systems of alcohol availability and use on the reservation, the impacts of these systems on reservation residents, and possible ways to measure these impacts.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - January 27, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Juliet P. Lee, Anna Pagano, Roland S. Moore, Nick Tilsen, Jeffrey A. Henderson, Andrew Iron Shell, Sharice Davids, Lyle LeBeaux, Paul Gruenewald Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research