What is the percentage of Native American youth aged 12 and older who report alcohol use?
100
A family disease
What is alcoholism?
100
Alcohol will make you sexy
What is a lie made by the alcohol advertisers?
100
Mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual
What are the parts of ourselves that are affected by alcohol and substance abuse?
100
Traditional Native American cultures
What are powerful protective factors against alcohol and substance abuse?
200
18.4%
What is the percentage of Native American youth who report binge drinking?
200
Drunk driving, violence, and risky sexual behavior
What are other risky behaviors linked to substance abuse among teenagers?
200
Drinking makes you cool and gives you more friends
What is another lie made by alcohol advertisers?
200
The 12 Steps
What is one effective program of recovery from alcoholism and other addictions?
200
Strong cultural identity, engagement with school and community functions, and healthy peer relationships
What are other factors that protect youth from alcohol and substance abuse?
300
47%
What is the prevalence of substance use among Native American teenagers?
300
Dropping out of school, job instability, teen pregnancy, and criminal activities
What are potential consequences of substance abuse among teenagers?
300
Liquor has only positive consequences
What is yet another lie made by the alcohol advertisers?
300
Wellbriety
What is a term coined by the White Bison group used to describe wellness and sobriety in the Native American community?
300
A sense of belonging and mutual support
What are important protective factors given to youth who are part of a prevention program, such as the Dream Seekers?
400
400%
What is the increased risk of developing an addiction for children who begin consuming alcohol prior to turning 15 years old compared with those who take their first drink at age 21?
400
Historical Trauma (loss of land and culture, boarding schools, racism, etc.)
What is a major contributor to increased rates of substance abuse among Native Americans?
400
Drinking is associated with being happy
What is a big fat lie made by the alcohol advertisers? Alcohol is actually a depressant and makes you less happy.
400
Joining a sports team, asking someone out on a date, going to the movies with friends, being yourself
What are examples of healthy risks?
400
The Native American community
What is a resource for support of healthy and sober lives?
500
514%
What is the percentage of alcoholism mortality (death) rates among Native Americans compared with the general population?
500
The biggest contributor to adolescent morbidity and mortality (death) in the United States.
What is substance abuse?
500
I can handle drinking and it won't affect me
What is a lie we can tell ourselves? In reality, Native American adolescent substance abusers experience greater negative outcomes than that of their non-native peers.
500
A "strategy of cultural resistance"
What is one way that leaders in the Wellbriety movement describe sobriety from drugs and alcohol?
500
The circle
What is a safe space for youth to be alcohol and drug free?