This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications relating to alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.
2012
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Degenhardt L, Hall W (2012)
Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease.
The Lancet; 379(9810): 55-70
Gray D (2012)
Is the demand for alcohol in Indigenous Australian communities ‘price inelastic’?.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00425.x): 1-5
Hinton R, Nagel T (2012)
Evaluation of a culturally adapted training in Indigenous mental health and wellbeing for the alcohol and other drug workforce.
ISRN Public Health; 2012: 380581
Retrieved 3 January 2012 from http://downloads.isrn.com/journals/ph/2012/380581.pdf
Li M, McDermott R, D'Onise K, Leonard D (2012)
Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland.
Public Health Nutrition; FirstView(http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011003661): 1-7
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2012)
Report on government services 2012: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
This report draws on the Report on government services 2012 to present data specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. It reports on the delivery of mainstream services to Indigenous people including services for:
- early childhood, education and training
- justice
- emergency management
- health
- community services
- housing and homelessness.
Performance reporting focuses on the degree to which objective for a service is met. The report details the objective (outcomes) for each services stated and the performance indicators measuring the achievement of each objective.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Sweeney J, Payne J (2012)
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2009–10 report on drug use among police detainees.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Teesson M, Newton NC, Barrett EL (2012)
Australian school-based prevention programs for alcohol and other drugs: a systematic review.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early View(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00420.x): 1-6
Thomson N, MacRae A, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2012)
Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Ward J, Bryant J, Worth H, Hull P, Solar S, Bailey S (2012)
Use of health services for sexually transmitted and blood-borne viral infections by young Aboriginal people in New South Wales.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; Online early(http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY11032): 1-6
2011
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report.
Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing
This is the third report developed under the auspice of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council to measure progress against the National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health as well as the more recent measures introduced under Closing the gap national partnerships.
The performance framework reports on the three tiers of health:
- health status and outcomes: this includes measures of prevalence of disease or injury, human function, life expectancy and wellbeing
- measures of the health determinants: this includes socioeconomic status, environmental factors and health behaviours
- health system performance: this includes effectiveness, responsiveness, accessibility and sustainability.
Major findings of the report include:
- a significant decline in Indigenous deaths due to avoidable causes
- narrowing of the mortality gap
- reduction in infant mortality
- chronic diseases are a continuing concern, contributing to two thirds of the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- there were slight reductions in literacy and numeracy gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
- risky behaviours, such as smoking and lack of physical activity, were continuing concerns among Indigenous people
- access to, and utilisation of medical services is less than expected given higher levels of illness
- access to medical services is more difficult in remote than non-remote areas.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey was conducted between late-April and early-September 2010. This was the 10th survey in a series which began in 1985, and was the fifth to be managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). More than 26,000 people aged 12 years or older participated in the survey, in which they were asked about their knowledge of and attitudes towards drugs, their drug consumption histories, and related behaviours. Most of the analysis presented is of people aged 14 years or older, so that results can be compared with previous reports.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Drugs in Australia 2010: tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Headline indicators for children’s health, development and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Measuring alcohol risk in the 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: implementation of the 2009 Alcohol Guidelines.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Review of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This national statistical publication reports on the health and wellbeing of young Australians aged 12-24 years of age. This reporting is vital for the development of evidence-based youth policies. Part VII provides an overview of the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and looks at key issues including:
- health status
- determinants of health
- families and communities
- socioeconomic factors
- housing
- health system performance.
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Cadilhac DA, Magnus A, Sheppard L, Cumming TB, Pearce DC, Carter R (2011)
The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia.
BMC Public Health; 11: 483
Retrieved 21 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/483
Child and Adolescent Community Health (2011)
Health and wellbeing profile of young Western Australians.
Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia
Commissioner for Children and Young People (2011)
Speaking out about reducing alcohol-related harm on children and young people: the views of Western Australian children and young people.
Perth, WA: Commissioner for Children and Young People
Cook M (2011)
Locked out: experiences of AOD consumers with a criminal record accessing employment and education.
Melbourne: Association of Participating Service Users
Dingwall KM, Maruff P, Cairney S (2011)
Neuropsychological problems and alcohol availability appear to be key factors in continued heavy alcohol use by Aboriginal Australians.
Medical Journal of Australia; 194(1): 50-51
Education and Health Standing Committee (2011)
Alcohol restrictions in the Kimberley: a 'window of opportunity' for improved health, education, housing and employment.
Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia
Mental Health Drugs and Regions Division (2011)
The Victorian drug statistics handbook: patterns of drug use and related harm in Victoria for the period July 2008 to June 2009.
Melbourne: Department of Health, Victoria
National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee (2011)
NIDAC online consultation 1: alcohol.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)
Report on government services 2011: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
Stumpers S, Thomson N, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Urquhart B (2011)
Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Tobin CL, Moodie R, Livingstone C (2011)
A review of public opinion towards alcohol controls in Australia.
BMC Public Health; 11: 58
Retrieved 27 January 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-58.pdf
Western Australian Drug and Alcohol Office (2011)
Alcohol-related hospitalisations and deaths in Western Australia: Drug and Alcohol Office surveillance report November 2011.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Drug and Alcohol Office
This series of 10 reports provides information on the prevalence of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related hospitalisations and alcohol-related deaths in the metropolitan, rural and remote areas of Western Australia. The reports were collated by the Western Australian Drug and Alcohol Office with the assistance of the Department of Health and include:
- State report
- north metropolitan area
- south metropolitan area
- South West
- Great Southern
- Wheatbelt
- Midwest
- Goldfields
- Kimberley
- Pilbara.
Abstract adapted from Western Australian Drug and Alcohol Office
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (2011)
Comorbidity capacity building toolkit.
Perth: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
This toolkit was produced by the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies. The purpose of the toolkit is to provide guidance for other Western Australian alcohol and other drug (AOD) services planning to undertake capacity building initiatives. The toolkit was developed in accordance with knowledge gained throughout the national Improved services initiative (ISI) project. This project aimed to build the capacity of non-government AOD organisations to effectively identify and treat comorbid substance use and mental illness.
Abstract adapted from Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
2010
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
Apparent consumption of alcohol, Australia, 2008-09.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey: users' guide, 2008.
Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4720.0?OpenDocument
This user's guide provides updated information on the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS). Updates include information on: family and culture; health; risk factors; education; work; income; and housing.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2010)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Oct 2010.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
The information included in this report is taken from a variety of sources. This report highlights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait people make up 2.5% of the Australian population and is young compared to the rest of the population. The key findings include:
- The estimated resident population in 2006 was 517,000 people.
- The median age for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 21.0 years compared to 37.0 years for the non-Indigenous population.
- 68% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reside in rural and remote locations and 32% reside in urban locations.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. From 2005-2007 the gap was 11.5 years for males and 9.7 years for females.
- Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males at birth is estimated to be 67.2 years and for females is 72.9 years.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and culture is strong.
- Socio-economic outcomes continute to improve; 22% completed year twelve in 2008.
- More people completed non-school qualifications; 40% of people aged 25-64 years in 2008, compared to 32% in 2002.
- The unemployment rate fell from 23% in 2002 to 17% in 2008, but remains five times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous unemployment which was 5% in 2008.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Drinking patterns in Australia, 2001-2007.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bolton K (2010)
Rivers of grog flow on in Alice Springs [radio broadcast].
: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Current Affairs
Brady M (2010)
On- and off-premise drinking choices among Indigenous Australians: the influence of socio-spatial factors.
Drug and Alcohol Review; Early view: 1-6
Burns J, Maling CM, Thomson N (2010)
Summary of Indigenous women's health.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Chikritzhs TN, Allsop SJ, Moodie AR, Hall WD (2010)
Per capita alcohol consumption in Australia: will the real trend please step forward?.
Medical Journal of Australia; Rapid Online Publication: 1-4
Flatau P, Conroy E, Clear A, Burns L (2010)
The integration of homelessness, mental health and drug and alcohol services in Australia.
Melbourne: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Gaffney A, Jones W, Sweeney J, Payne J (2010)
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2008 annual report on drug use among police detainees.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Hall WD, Wallace AL, Cobiac LJ, Doran CM, Vos T (2010)
How can we reduce alcohol-related road crash deaths among young Australians?.
Medical Journal of Australia; 192(8): 464-466
Hoad V, Somerford P, Katzenellenbogen J (2010)
The burden of disease and injury attributed to preventable risks to health in Western Australia, 2006.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Department of Health
Laslett A-M, Catalano P, Chikritzhs Y, Dale C, Doran C, Ferris J, Jainullabudeen T, Livingston M, Matthews S, Mugavin J, Room R, Schlotterlein M, Wilkinson C (2010)
The range and magnitude of alcohol’s harm to others.
Fitzroy, Vic: AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, Eastern Health
Quinn K, Rugkhla P (2010)
Women and alcohol.
Melbourne: Women’s Health Victoria
Roche AM, Duraisingam V, Trifonoff A, Nicholas R (2010)
Alcohol and drug-related workforce development issues for Australian police into the 21st century.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Skelton R (2010)
King brown country: the betrayal of Papunya.
Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin
2009
Australian Drug Foundation (2009)
Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria's Koori communities: research, policy, practice and Indigenous ways of working.
Paper presented at the Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria's Koori communities. 3 September 2009, Aborigines Advancement League, 2 Watt Street, Thornbury, Victoria
Dingwall K, Cairney S (2009)
The importance and challenges of assessing cognition in Indigenous Australians.
Australasian Psychiatry; 17(S1): S47 - S50
Duncan B (2009)
Boom towns, drug towns? Mining, alcohol and other drugs.
Of Substance; 7(1): 24-26
Friel S (2009)
Health equity in Australia: a policy framework based on the social determinants of obesity, alcohol and tobacco.
Canberra: Preventative Health Taskforce
Gazis N, Connor JP, Ho R (2009)
Cultural identity and peer influence as predictors of substance use among culturally diverse Australian adolescents.
Journal of Early Adolescence; 30(3): 345-368
Gray D, Saggers S, Wilkes E, Allsop S, Ober C (2009)
Enhancing the management of alcohol-related problems among Indigenous Australians.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 28(s1): A69-81
Loxley W, Adams K (2009)
Women, drug use and crime: findings from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
McCausland R, Vivian A (2009)
Factors affecting crime rates in Indigenous communities in NSW: a pilot study in Wilcannia and Menindee.
Sydney: Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney
Milward K (2009)
Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria’s Koori communities.
Melbourne: DrugInfo Clearinghouse: Prevention Research Quarterly
Pascal R, Chikritzhs T, Gray D (2009)
Estimating alcohol-attributable mortality among Indigenous Australians: towards Indigenous-specific alcohol aetiologic fractions.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 28(2): 196-200
Urbis (2009)
Evaluation of the National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003 - 2009: final report.
Canberra: National Drug Strategy
World Health Organization (2009)
Preventing violence by reducing the availability and harmful use of alcohol.
Geneva: World Health Organization
Wright A (2009)
Grog war.
2 ed. Broome, WA: Magabala Books
2008
Adams K, Sandy L, Smith L, Triglone B (2008)
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2007 annual report on drug use among police detainees.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework, 2008 report: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
First taste: how Indigenous Australians learned about grog (2008)
Brady M
Maggie Brady, a social anthropologist from the Australian National University, has written a series of short books called First taste, which explore the social history of alcohol use in Australia. The series of six booklets investigates the factors that have been a foundation for Indigenous drinking habits. The booklets provide a complete analysis of the history relating to the introduction of alcohol to Indigenous Australians. The topics covered by the booklets include:
- aims and ideas (introduces the series)
- the first taste of alcohol
- strong spirits from SE Asia (strong liquor arriving in the northern region of Australia)
- the story of the bottle (cultural significance of glass)
- learning to drink from the English (how the English taught the Aboriginal people drinking customs)
- struggles over drinking rights (effects of the ban on drinking alcohol).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Collins DJ, Lapsley HM (2008)
The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian society in 2004/05.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Coyne KL, De Costa CM, Heazlewood RJ, Newman HC (2008)
Pregnancy characteristics of women giving birth to children with fetal alcohol syndrome in Far North Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 48(3): 240-247
Eades S, Read A, Stanley F, Eades F, McCaullay D, Williamson A (2008)
Bibbulung gnarneep ('solid kid'): causal pathways to poor birth outcomes in an urban Aboriginal birth cohort.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 44(6): 342-346
Frye S, Dawe S, Harnett P, Kowalenko S, Harlen M (2008)
Supporting the families of young people with problematic drug use.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
Horey D (2008)
Indigenous drug prevention research stocktake and gap analysis.
Melbourne: Department of Human Services, Victoria
Margolis SA, Ypinazar VA, Clough AR, Hunter E (2008)
Absence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a remote Indigenous community.
Medical Journal of Australia; 189(10): 596
Mission Australia (2008)
National survey of young Australians 2008.
Sydney: Mission Australia
New South Wales Police Force (2008)
Aboriginal strategic direction 2007-2011.
Sydney: New South Wales Police Force
2008-09 Budget fact sheets: closing the gap (2008)
Northern Territory Government
Population Health Division (NSW) (2008)
The health of the people of New South Wales – report of the Chief Health Officer, data book – Aboriginal peoples.
Sydney: NSW Department of Health
Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (PHAIWA) (2008)
Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA: alcohol policy - where next?.
Perth: Public Health Advocacy Institute of WA (PHAIWA)
Queensland Government (2008)
Quarterly report on key indicators in Queensland's discrete Indigenous communities: April-June 2008.
Brisbane: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
This report provides a summary of the progress being made in ‘closing the gap' and improving the quality of life for Indigenous Queenslanders living in discrete communities. It outlines the key outcomes of the Queensland policy reform with the distinction between what has been already implemented and what is yet to be implemented. It includes an overview of the key indicators of community wellbeing, building on the previous report (January-March 2008) and including two indicators relating to child safety. An individual outcome report for all participating communities across Queensland for four key indicators is also provided. This report precedes the next ‘Closing the gap, Indigenous annual report' due in November 2008.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Queensland Government (2008)
Quarterly report on key indicators in Queensland's discrete Indigenous communities: January-March 2008.
Brisbane: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
This report provides a summary of the progress being made to improve the quality of life for Indigenous Queenslanders living in discrete Aboriginal and mainland Torres Strait Islander communities, from January to March 2008. The communities are the 17 communities that signed the Partnership Agreement in July 2007.
The four key health and wellbeing indicators for which data are provided in this report include: violence against people; hospital admissions due to assault; court appearances for breaches of alcohol restrictions; and school attendance.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
White V, Smith G (2008)
Australian secondary school students' use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2008.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
2007
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework, 2006 report: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian National Council on Drugs (2007)
Australian alcohol and other drugs charter.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
The Australian alcohol and other drugs charter sets out the guiding principles, expectations and goals with regard to drugs. The charter outlines rights and responsibilities with regard to drug use and the development and implementation of policies and programs, at all community levels and for different settings and sectors. these include people in general, children and young persons, parents and caregivers, drug users, health care and welfare providers, law enforcement and corrections personnel, education personnel, government and community organisations, policy makers and program providers, and alcohol and tobacco producers, retailers and servers.
Australian National Council on Drugs abstract
Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2007)
Postscript to ‘Fact or fiction: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002’ (letter to the editor).
Drug and Alcohol Review; 26(2): 221-222
Department of Health (WA) (2007)
Western Australian health promotion strategic framework 2007-2011: executive summary.
Perth: Department of Health
Kenney S, Malone F, Beyond Consulting (2007)
Aboriginal information and support needs assessment for families and carers.
Sydney: New South Wales Department of Health
Leek L, Seneque D, Ward K (2007)
Parental drug and alcohol use as a contributing factor in care and protection applications 2003: a follow-up study.
Perth: Department for Community Development
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2007)
Community report - Darwin and Alice Springs, NT.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Schlesinger CM, Ober C, McCarthy MM, Watson JD, Seinen A (2007)
The development and validation of the Indigenous Risk Impact Screen (IRIS): a 13-item screening instrument for alcohol and drug and mental health risk.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 26(2): 109-117
This publication gives the background to, and information on, a study carried out on the Indigenous risk impact screen (IRIS). The IRIS is used to screen for the presence of alcohol and other drugs and any mental health risk in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. There is a set way of carrying out the assessment and this helps health professionals to identify and address any health risks in a timely and culturally sensitive way. The study, which included a survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, aimed to validate the instrument (provide evidence that shows that a tool is sound for assessing a specific issue).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Ward K (2007)
A day in the life of ....
Of Substance; 5(3): 27
Wood N, Daly A (2007)
Health and wellbeing of children in Western Australia, July 2006 to June 2007: overview of results.
Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia
2006
ACT Health, Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service ACT Inc (2006)
A new way: the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and family wellbeing plan 2006 - 2011.
Canberra: ACT Health
The ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Forum have developed a plan in response to the requirements of the National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (NSFATSIH). The plan outlines local actions (including monitoring and evaluation strategies) aimed at achieving measurable change in the health and family wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the ACT and surrounding region. It includes a detailed description of strategies and desired outcomes.The plan's holistic and family-centred approach outlines five priority areas: building family resilience, maternal and child health, social health (including mental health and substance abuse), chronic and infectious disease prevention and management, and frail aged and people with disabilities. Also supplied are a community profile and list of current services in the ACT.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
Alcohol consumption in Australia: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/4832.0.55.001Main%20Features12004-05?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4832.0.55.001&issue=2004-05&num=&view=
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: an assessment of data sources.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (MCDS). The objectives were to: identify data needs; examine existing data sources to determine the landscape of Indigenous substance use and its impacts across Australia; inform the best way forward to improved Indigenous data collections; explore the practicality of development of an ongoing Indigenous (drug specific) survey supplement to existing surveys; and identify options for new, policy-relevant analyses of existing data sets. The findings of this report are expected to feed into a broader National Drug Strategy Data Analysis Project with the aim of identifying and analysing the information needed to inform the implementation and measurement of initiatives developed under the National Drug Strategy.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2006)
Fact or fiction?: a critique of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey 2002.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 25(3): 277-287
Chikritzhs T, Brady M (2006)
Substance use in the 2002 NATSISS.
In: Hunter B, ed. Assessing the Evidence on Indigenous Socioeconomic Outcomes. A focus on the 2002 NATSISS. Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research: 231-247
Clough A (2006)
Some costs and challenges of conducting follow-up studies of substance use in remote Aboriginal communities: an example from the Northern Territory.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 25(5): 455-458
Dietler M (2006)
Alcohol: anthropological/archaeological perspectives.
Annual Review of Anthropology; 35(October 2006)
Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.35.081705.123120
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2006)
Community report - Brisbane, Qld.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2006)
Community report - Perth, WA.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Stockwell T (2006)
Alcohol supply, demand, and harm reduction: What is the strongest cocktail?.
International Journal of Drug Policy; 17(4): 269-277
Wearne B, Chesters J, Whyte S (2006)
Funding sources and consequences: the subverting of an Indigenous community outreach program.
Rural and Remote Health; (6): 542
Retrieved 14 July 2006 from http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_542.pdf
Weatherburn D (2006)
Disadvantage, drugs and gaol: re-thinking Indigenous over-representation in prison.
Sydney: Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Williams M (2006)
Drugs and Young Indigenous People of Victoria.
Melbourne: Victorian Drug and Alcohol Association
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