Overcoming the Stigma: A Holistic Approach to Addiction Treatment for Native Americans

Running head : Overcoming the Stigma

Overcoming the Stigma : A Holistic Approach to Addiction Treatment for Native Americans

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07 April 2009 Introduction

Various research works have shown that addiction to alcohol and drug abuse is a major problem among American Indians . With reference to this it has been argued that American Indians and whites identify with the behavioral pattern in different terms (Holmes Antell , 2001 . The American Indians have constantly been blamed by the whites for

the problem , which seems to spread quickly across the races (Holmes Antell , 2001 . This turn of events seems to perpetuate the problem since the politics of race hinder attempts to eradicate the drug menace (Holmes Antell , 2001

This will critically analyze the problem with reference to the Indian reservation located at Winnebago NE . The first section will address the problem of alcohol and drug addiction in the Indian reservation by giving a detailed of the phenomenon . In this , it is worthy noting that the American Indians are isolated as a race , the Euro-American approach of containing the problem has not been fully embraced , and the method of treatment is sometimes too lenient (Villanueva , Tonigan Miller , 2007

The will further present a proposal for an action to deal with the problem , giving details on how the action will be funded . This will be followed by a critical appraisal of the success of the action its potential outcomes . Along...