Culturally Responsive Practices in Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: Serving Indigenous Populations in the United States

This article highlights the limitations of culturally relevant care for Indigenous people in the prevention, treatment, and recovery of substance use disorders. It provides recommendations for consideration that expand the capacity for cultural humility. The “one-size-fits-all” approach to providing services, employed by most health and human service providers who are non-Indigenous, has failed. These limitations are often because of a lack of understanding of the larger historical and cultural context of Indigenous people. The authors emphasize the importance of health and human service providers' acquisition of the requisite knowledge about the impact of colonization and trauma that guides a trauma-informed approach to treatment.
Source: Journal of Addictions Nursing - Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research