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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818692803321

Autore

French Laurence <1941->

Titolo

Addictions and Native Americans / / Laurence Armand French

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2000

ISBN

0-313-00310-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

362.29/12/08997

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Alcohol use

Indians of North America - Drug use

Indians of North America - Gambling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- ADDICTIONS AND NATIVE AMERICANS -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I  HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON NATIVE AMERICAN ADDICTIONS -- 1  THE ABORIGINAL WORLDVIEW AND LIFESTYLE -- 2  ABORIGINAL USES OF PSYCHOACTIVE AGENTS -- 3  FEDERAL POLICIES AND MARGINALITY -- REMOVAL -- ALLOTMENT -- REORGANIZATION -- TERMINATION/RELOCATION -- SELF-DETERMINATION/NEW FEDERALISM -- II  THE NATURE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS -- 4  PSYCHOCULTURAL FACTORS -- 5  STUDIES ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN INDIAN COUNTRY -- THE DRUNK TOWN PHENOMENON -- REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH -- III  PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND CULTURAL TREATMENT -- 6  UNDERSTANDING CULTURE-SPECIFIC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CLINICAL DIAGNOSES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HISTORY OF THE ICD, DSM, AND PTSD -- THE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF ADDICTIONS -- 7  CULTURAL TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- REVIEW OF THE TREATMENT LITERATURE -- THE NATIVE RESPONSE -- 8  THE FEDERAL RESPONSE: STANDARDS AND PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- IHS GUIDELINES -- FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS -- IV  INDIAN GAMING- THE NEW ADDICTION -- 9  INDIAN GAMING AND U.S./INDIAN POLICY -- INTRODUCTION -- THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF GAMING CONTROL -- THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT CONTROVERSY -- Declaration of Policy -- National Indian Gaming Commission -- Tribal



Gaming Ordinances -- Civil Penalties -- Criminal Penalties -- 10  INDIAN GAMING: SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CLINICAL ISSUES -- INTRODUCTION -- A COMPARISON OF TWO SYSTEMS: THE CHEROKEE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO -- PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ISSUES -- The Explosive Growth of Gambling in the United States -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author.