%0 Journal Article
%T Substance misuse stories among Pacific peoples in New Zealand
%A David A. L. Newcombe
%A Helen Tanielu
%A Seini Taufa
%A Vili Nosa
%J K¨­tuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2018.1528991
%X ABSTRACT This paper examines the oral stories of Pacific people attending addiction treatment services in Auckland, New Zealand who were participating in a larger study exploring the validity of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. (ASSIST). A Talanoa approach was used by interviewers to help gain an understanding of the factors associated with participants¡¯ substance misuse. Interviewers made notes of the stories they heard. Fifty participants were interviewed and expressed concerns related to how their substance use was influenced by their peers (66%, n£¿=£¿33), the environment they were living in (60%, n£¿=£¿30), and their family (50%, n£¿=£¿25). Sixteen participants provided detailed narratives of their lived experiences that permitted further in-depth analysis. Thematic analysis of these narratives revealed five interrelated themes; introduction to drugs and alcohol, family dynamics access to drugs, attempts at giving up, and motivation to stop. The use of a Talanoa approach, whilst administering a screening tool, such as the ASSIST, allows for a more in-depth exploration of an individual¡¯s substance use. The information gathered would allow those working with Pacific people who misuse alcohol and/or drugs to develop culturally appropriate interventions
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1177083X.2018.1528991