PhoenixSerenity#HighRates of #smoking among #Indigenous people not only pose serious #risks to personal #health but also #culture , according to a #Cree (#nehiyô ) #doctor in #Alberta .
"When we look at the tremendous amount of #trauma that #IndigenousPeoples have experienced through #ColonialViolence , we know that they're more #predisposed to regulating their emotions… by #misusing substances, whether that is #alcohol or #drugs ," Makokis said.