Strength modeling: the role of data in defining needs and response for American Indian substance users.

Essential to clarifying the nature of health disparities and ultimately to developing appropriate responses is the access and availability of accurate, relevant data. This need is particularly obvious at the level of public health policy and practice. Unfortunately, current data sources are frequently restricted by a variety of factors, including jurisdictory limitations that restrict exchange of information between health delivery systems.

Locus of control and drinking behavior in American Indian alcoholics and non-alcoholics.

Many investigators have attempted to determine whether alcoholics differ from non-alcoholics in their perceived locus of control. The present study examined the responses of alcoholic and non-alcoholic American Indian males and females on Levenson's Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale. Subjects were 80 American Indian males and 40 American Indian females.