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Segal, Bernard; And Others – 1983
This study surveyed students in grades 7-12 in eight Alaskan school districts. The study was designed to obtain information on the use or nonuse of a broad spectrum of chemical substances, ranging from legal, socially sanctioned drugs for those of legal age such as alcohol and tobacco, to illegal and unsanctioned drugs taken for nonmedical…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Drinking
Travis, Robert – White Cloud Journal, 1983
Between 1975 and 1979 the Alaskan Native suicide rate (90.9 per 100,000) in Northwest Alaska was more than seven times the national average. Alienation, loss of family, low income, alcohol abuse, high unemployment, and more education were factors related to suicidal behavior. Average age for suicidal behavior was 22.5. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, Alcoholism, Alienation