Protective Assets for Non-use of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs among Urban American Indian Youth in Oklahoma

Objective This study explored associations between nine youth assets and tobacco, alcohol and other drug non-use among participating American Indian adolescents. Methods Data from 134 American Indians, ages 13–19 years, participating in an inner-city youth asset study, were analyzed. Individual logistic regression analyses were conducted, controlling for demographic variables, with nine youth assets as the independent variables and alcohol,...