Youth With American Indian Spiritual Beliefs More Likely To Resist Drugs And Alcohol
Updated: 2012-08-31 17:22:10
New research indicates that urban American Indian youth who follow American Indian traditional spiritual beliefs are less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Arizona State University social scientists presented their findings at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.
The study, “Spirituality and Religion: Intertwined Protective Factors for Substance Use Among Urban American Indian [...]
By JIM SALTER
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by: Rolling Stone
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