United States: Substance Use Among American Indian Or Alaska Native Adolescents

United States: Substance Use Among American Indian Or Alaska Native Adolescents   Compared with the national average for adolescents aged 12 to 17, American Indian or Alaska Native adolescents had higher rates of past month cigarette use (16.8 vs. 10.2 percent), marijuana use (13.8 vs. 6.9 percent), and nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs (6.1 vs. 3.3 percent) The higher rates of substance use among American Indian or Alaska Native adolescents compared with national averages also were...

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