ArticleTrauma, violence & abuse2023
Trauma and Substance Use among Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review.
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- Racial and gender disparities in reasons for seeking mental healthcare in Canada.Discover mental health · 2026Article
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- "Not Without Judgment": Sociocultural Barriers to Accessing Sexual Assault Evidence Kits in Rural and Remote Northwestern Ontario.Violence against women · 2026Article
- Prevalence differences in lifetime methamphetamine and heroin use among American Indian reservation youth from 2015 to 2024.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Understanding one First Nations community's ways of healing from historical trauma.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- Prevalence and incidence of mental disorders among First Nations and other individuals using methamphetamine in Manitoba, Canada.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Grief, mental health, historical trauma, and alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native populations.Translational issues in psychological science · 2026Article
- Evaluating risk factors and protective clinical interventions for opioid use disorder and overdose in American Indian/Alaska Native populations.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse · 2026Article
- Harm reduction approaches within Indigenous communities across Turtle Island: A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Trends in the dispensing of opioids for pain and concurrent benzodiazepine use among First Nations People in Ontario, Canada, from 2013 to 2021.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Trust in Healthcare Providers Among American Indians in the Midwest.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Re-storying health promotion models toward population sovereignty.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Managed alcohol programs for Indigenous Peoples in Canada: A scoping review.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on longevity trends and disparities among Native Americans and Whites in the Four Corners States.PloS one · 2026Article
- Social networks, cultural pride, and historical loss among non-reservation American Indian/Alaska native emerging adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A prospective longitudinal analysis of opioid and stimulant use in American Indian and First Nations communities.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Elucidating Heterogeneity of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: Latent Class Analysis of Daily IPV, PTSD, and Substance Use Collected via Experience Sampling Methodologies.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Exploring a Shared History of Colonization, Historical Trauma, and Links to Alcohol Use With Native Hawaiians: Qualitative Study.Asian/Pacific Island nursing journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Substance use has been identified by Indigenous populations as contributing to health disparities facing their communities. Rates of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder are higher in Indigenous, compared to non-Indigenous, populations and have been linked to substance use. Historical trauma is thought to be one mechanism underlying substance use and related disorders. The purpose of the present study is to summarize the current state of the literature focusing on the association between trauma (historical and lived) and substance use among Indigenous populations in the United States and Canada. Databases were systematically searched using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses statement. The search strategy initially yielded 4,026 articles. After exclusion of ineligible articles, 63 articles remained for synthesis. Results of the present review provide evidence for a positive link between substance use and both historical trauma (i.e., 86.4% of studies) and lived trauma (i.e., 84.7% of studies). Indigenous participants reported that historical trauma and pain related to loss of cultural identity contributed to substance use in their communities. Indigenous participants also consistently described an association between lived trauma and substance use. Despite heterogeneity among Indigenous communities, findings suggest a significant association between trauma and substance use across many different tribes and settings (e.g., reservation/reserve, rural/urban). Indigenous participants identified healing from trauma and reconnecting with culture as necessary components for reducing substance use and maintaining sobriety. With this, the development and implementation of interventions should partner with Indigenous communities in a manner that promotes and enhances cultural values for healing.
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