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Monday, December 1, 2003

Research published in the November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research indicates that alcohol rates among Native American men and women, while high, may have been overstated in earlier studies.

By examining alcohol use rates among members of three tribes -- two in the Northern Plains and one in the Southwest -- researchers found that 30 percent of the men ages 15 to 54 had been alcoholics at some point in their life, a rate 50 percent above the national average. One in five Northern Plains women had been alcoholics at some point while the rate for Southwestern women was closer to the national average.

Get the Story:
Study: Alcoholism in Indians not extreme (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 12/1)
Re-examining alcohol problems among American Indian communities (EurekaAlert 11/13)

Relevant Links:
Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research - http://www.alcoholism-cer.com

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