Pages 547-550 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
Northern Quebec Module, Montreal General Hospital, Public Health Unit, Montreal, Canada
Ministère de la Sante et des Services sociaux, Gouvernement du Quebec
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program, Montreal General Hospital, Public Health Unit, Montreal, Canada
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Pages 547-550 in G. Pétursdóttir et al., eds. Circumpolar Health 93. Proceedings of the 9th International Congress on Circumpolar Health, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 20-25, 1993. Arctic Medical Research. 1994;53(Suppl.2)
These results are based on self-reported information gathered through 1161 interviews administered in person during the summer of 1991 with Cree respondents aged 15 and over. Two out of three young people in the 15-24 age group smoke regularly, and this proportion decreased with age. The Cree were not found to be heavy smokers. Half of all respondents declared never drinking alcoholic beverages, 22% are occasional drinkers, and 27% drink on a regular basis. Among those who drink, two-thirds have 5 drinks or more on the days they drink and, according to a scale based on criteria from the DSMIII, 15% of the adult population have drinking problems. Moreover, ten percent of women and 20% of men declared having used drugs during the year prior to the survey.