The Most Effective Treatment
A study was performed to determine more effective treatments towards Native American adolescents. The study compares the Cherokee Talking Circle culturally-based intervention with the Be A Winner Standard Education nonculturally-based intervention. One group of adolescents partook in the Cherokee Talking Circle while the other group joined the Be A Winner Standard Education. Significant improvements were found among all measurement outcomes for CTC. The data revealed that the Native American adolescent culturally-based intervention has a greater impact on Native American adolescent in reducing substance abuse and related problems than a noncultural-based intervention. “Other studies have demonstrated that internalization and receptivity of information occur greater if the information is delivered in accordance with Native American values. Internalization of information occurs when cultural identity is addressed along with the information” (Lowe and Liang).