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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2013)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2010-11: state and territory findings.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Berry SL (2013)
Culture in treatment for Aboriginal Australian men in New South Wales residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation services.
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) thesis, University of Wollongong: Wollongong
Forsythe L (2013)
Measuring mental health in criminology research: lessons from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program.
Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology
Lilley G, Mak DB, Fredericks T (2013)
Needle and syringe distribution trends in Western Australia, 1990 to 2009.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 32(3): 320–327
MacLean S, Berends L, Mugavin J (2013)
Factors contributing to the sustainability of alcohol and other drug interventions in Australian community health settings.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 19(1): 53-58
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2013)
An economic analysis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders: prison vs residential treatment.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
This report was commissioned by the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee to:
- identify the patterns and prevalence of Indigenous Australians in the prison system
- outline the impacts and implications of incarceration for Indigenous Australians
- analyse the costs and benefits of addressing Indigenous problematic substance use with treatment, particularly residential rehabilitation, as compared to prison.
A number of sources of information, including a scan of relevant literature and data repositories and consultations with key stakeholders, were used to inform the analysis.
The report highlights the cost and health benefits of diversionary programs and community residential rehabilitation for Indigenous people who have been convicted of non-violent, substance use related offences.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Rogerson B, Clough AR (2013)
How do Indigenous Australians experience cannabis withdrawal? [letter].
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 37(2): 186-187
Taylor KP, Bessarab D, Hunter L, Thompson SC (2013)
Aboriginal-mainstream partnerships: exploring the challenges and enhancers of a collaborative service arrangement for Aboriginal clients with substance use issues.
BMC Health Services Research; 13: 12
Retrieved 10 January 2013 from http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-12
Western Australian Council of Social Service, Western Australian Association for Mental Health, Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (2013)
Justice & community safety in Western Australia: a call for efficient investment in effective outcomes.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Council of Social Service
This report outlines offending and justice issues in Western Australia (WA), and recommends a policy shift to 'justice reinvestment', an approach that aims to address the risk factors of crime, crime prevention, and adequate rehabilitation of offenders. This report provides details on:
- current levels of offending in WA and the economic costs associated with these levels
- the health and social determinants of offending
- the role of the community sector
- barriers to the adoption of a 'justice reinvestment' approach in WA
- the 'delivering community services in partnership' policy in WA
- recommendations.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
2012
Allan J, Kemp M, Golden A (2012)
The prevalence of cognitive impairment in a rural in-patient substance misuse treatment programme.
Mental Health and Substance Use; 5(4): 303-313
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report, 2010-11: OATSIH services reporting - key results.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report presents the main findings from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) Services Reporting data collection. Data were collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) from primary health-care services, substance use services and Bringing Them Home and Link Up counselling services that received funding through OATSIH in 2010-11. The health services included those provided through Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community controlled health organisations.
The information covered the number of clients seen, episodes of care and client contacts. This information helps to inform Indigenous health policy, and program development and implementation. Primary health care services provided 2.5 million episodes of care to about 428,000 Indigenous clients; substance use services provided treatment and assistance to about 28,600 clients and Bringing Them Home and Link Up counselling services were accessed by about 11,800 clients.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2010-11: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services National Minimum Data Set 2012–13: specifications and collection manual.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Alcohol and other drug treatment services National Minimum Data Set 2012-13: specifications and collection manual is a reference for those collecting and supplying data for the Alcohol and other drug treatment services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS), including Australian Government and state and territory government staff, and AOD treatment agency staff. Major changes to the 2012-13 edition include:
- an update to the 'Principal drug of concern' data item to align with the Australian Standard Classification of Drugs of Concern (2011)
- the inclusion of additional data elements to enable the number of clients receiving treatment to be estimated.
Abstract adapted from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Berry SL, Crowe TP, Deane FP, Billingham M, Bhagerutty Y (2012)
Growth and empowerment for Indigenous Australians in substance abuse treatment.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction; 10(6): 970-983
Chenhall R, Senior K (2012)
Treating Indigenous Australians with alcohol/drug problems: assessing quality of life.
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly; 30(2): 130-145
Commissioner for Children and Young People WA (2012)
Building blocks: best practice programs that improve the wellbeing of children and young people – edition one.
Perth: Commissioner for Children and Young People WA
This report, prepared by the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Western Australia, provides the details of 82 evidence-based programs from WA and across Australia. These programs demonstrate best or promising practice and all aim to increase the wellbeing of children and young people. Each program addresses at least one of the eight areas of wellbeing:
- health and safety
- education
- material wellbeing
- family and peer relationships
- participation
- subjective wellbeing
- behaviours and risks
- environment.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
de Wit J, Holt M, Treloar C(Eds) (2012)
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia: annual report of trends in behaviour 2012.
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: a ten year commitment to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory (2012)
Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Howard J, Alperstein D, Cox S, Zorz H, – LINC Owen Smith (2012)
Young men and yarndi: a pilot to diffuse information on cannabis, its use and potential risks among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
This edition of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC) bulletin provides information on the Young men and yarndi program, a camp run in New South Wales that provides young Indigenous men with information about cannabis. This report provides information on:
- the rationale for the program
- the theoretical underpinnings of the program
- the aims of the program
- how the program is operated
- lessons learned from the program.
This report also includes the slides of a Power point presentation about the Young men and yarndi program.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Howard J, Butt J, Wright T, Norberg M, Copeland J, Wilkes T (2012)
Raising awareness about cannabis, its use and impact on health and wellbeing among Indigenous Australians.
Randwick, NSW: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
Lee L, Midford R, Malone S (2012)
The Dampier Peninsula Prevention Project: working with a group of remote Australian Aboriginal communities to address alcohol and drug use.
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education; 50(3): 111-124
The Kirby Institute (2012)
Highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at The Kirby Institute.
Sydney: The Kirby Institute
The Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander health program was established at the Kirby Institute in 2007, with an aim to close the gap in the health disparity between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. The key focus of the Institute's work is sexual health and blood borne viruses, working in collaboration with other key health sectors involved in substance use, offender health, and social and emotional wellbeing research.
This report outlines a number of projects being conducted by the Kirby Institute across Australia. Information for each project includes:
- description of the project
- Aboriginal community involvement
- expected benefits to the community
- investigators
- collaborating organisations
- funding body
- contacts.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomas SL, Kalsi H, Graham S (2012)
Sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin; 23(4): 92
2011
Allan J, Campbell M (2011)
Improving access to hard-to-reach services: a soft entry approach to drug and alcohol services for rural Australian Aboriginal communities.
Social Work in Health Care; 50(6): 443-465
Allan J, Kemp M (2011)
Aboriginal and non Aboriginal women in New South Wales non government organisation (NGO) drug and alcohol treatment and the implications for social work: who starts, who finishes, and where do they come from?.
Australian Social Work; 64(1): 68-83
Attorney-General's Department (2011)
Government response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs report: Doing time – time for doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system.
Barton, ACT: Attorney-General's Department
This report is the Australian Government's response to the findings and recommendations provided by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs in the Doing time - time for doing: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system report, released in June 2011. The report presents 40 specific recommendations on how the government aims to take action to reduce the over-representation of young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Ngarra 2011 booklet (2011)
Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
This resource showcases the sexual health initiatives taking place across Australia which have been specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It highlights the work of both individuals and organisations who focus on the sexual and reproductive health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population groups. The resource is produced by the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) in collaboration with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report 2009–10: OATSIH Services Reporting - key results.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on the major findings from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) services reporting data collection, for the 2009-10 period. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) collects data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services, stand-alone substance use services, and Bringing Them Home and Link Up counselling services that have received funding from OATSIH. The publication provides information on the activity of these services including their operations, programs involved in, the number of clients seen, episodes of care and client contacts. This data assists in the development and implementation of Indigenous health policies and initiatives.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2009–2010: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Queensland 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Queensland 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in South Australia 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in South Australia 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Tasmania 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Australian Capital Territory 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Australian Capital Territory 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Northern Territory 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Northern Territory 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Australia 2008-09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Australia 2009-10: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2010 report.
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)
Substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian National Audit Office (2011)
Northern Territory night patrols.
Canberra: Australian National Audit Office
Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (2011)
Views of young people in detention centres, Queensland, 2011.
Brisbane: Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian
Department of Health (2011)
The second Western Australian Aboriginal sexual health and blood-borne virus strategy and regional implementation plan template 2010 to 2014.
Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia
Hine Moana A (2011)
Telling another story: looking for ways of working in partnership with Indigenous Australian people seeking help for alcohol and other drug problems from mainstream services.
Masters in Counselling thesis, Victoria University: Melbourne
Jones C (2011)
Intensive judicial supervision and drug court outcomes: interim findings from a randomised controlled trial.
Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Kratzmann M, Mitchell E, Ware J, Banach L, Ward J, Ryan J, Sutton L, Griffiths P, Saunders M (2011)
Injecting drug use and associated harms among Aboriginal Australians.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
The project Injecting drug use and associated harms among Aboriginal Australians was undertaken by Anex and the
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), and commissioned by Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD). The findings from the project are summarised in this report. Copies can be obtained from the ANCD Secretariat or the ANCD website.
Abstract adapted from ANCD
Larney S, Toson B, Burns L, Dolan K (2011)
Opioid substitution treatment in prison and post-release: effects on criminal recidivism and mortality.
Canberra: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Logan G, Bakos K (2011)
Our Healing Ways successful strategies for working with dual diagnosis issues, Aboriginal way.
Fitzroy, Vic: Victorian Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit
May J (2011)
From the inside out: injecting drug use in the Australian prison system.
HIV Australia; 9(1): 29-31
Munro A, Allan J (2011)
Can family-focussed interventions improve problematic substance use in Aboriginal communities? A role for social work.
Australian Social Work; 64(2): 169-182
Nagel T, Kavanagh D, Barclay L, Trauer T, Chenhall R, Frendin J, Griffin C (2011)
Integrating treatment for mental and physical disorders and substance misuse in Indigenous primary care settings.
Australasian Psychiatry; 19(Supplement 1): S17-S19
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2011)
NIDAC implementation plan.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Rodas A, Bode A, Dolan K (2011)
Supply, demand and harm reduction strategies in Australian prisons: an update.
Canberra: National Drug and Alcohol Centre, University of New South Wales
Rysavy P, Cunningham T, O'Reilly-Martinez R (2011)
Preliminary analysis of the Northern Territory's illicit drug court diversion program highlights the need to examine lower program completion rates for indigenous clients.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 30(6): 671–676
Shaw G, Ray T, McFarland B (2011)
The outstation model of rehabilitation as practiced in Central Australia: the case for its recognition and acceptance.
Substance Use & Misuse; 46(s1): 114-118
2010
Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (2010)
Improving Aboriginal participation in the MERIT program.
North Sydney, NSW: New South Wales Department of Health
Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (2010)
Pharmaceuticals policy paper.
Canberra: Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia
Allan J (2010)
Engaging primary health care workers in drug and alcohol and mental health interventions.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 16(4): 311-318
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2010)
Review of the alcohol and other drugs components of the Northern Territory emergency response - final report.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2010)
Third national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections strategy 2010 – 2013.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
The Third National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy was released in March 2010. It is one of a set of five national strategies aimed at reducing the transmission of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs) and their morbidity, mortality and personal and social impacts.
The strategy highlights ongoing challenges in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities relating to STIs and BBVs. These include:
- sustained and unacceptably high rates of bacterial STIs in many remote communities
- the rate of acquisition of HIV and viral hepatitis through injecting drug use
- ongoing incidence of HIV infections among men who have sex with men
- lack of access for many communities to culturally appropriate primary health care services.
The new priority action areas identified in the strategy are:
- annual, routine and systematic testing, treatment and follow-up for bacterial STIs of sexually active Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
- increased access to treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who test positive to bacterial STIs;
- increased primary prevention activities that seek to reduce the number of new cases of HIV and viral hepatitis among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs
- competent and accredited workforces consistent across all jurisdictions to address the scope of work outlined in the strategy.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Services report, 2008-09: OATSIH services reporting - key results.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report, 2008-09, presents the main findings from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) Services Reporting (OSR) data collection. Data for this report were collected by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) from primary health-care services, substance use services and Bringing Them Home and Link Up counselling service that received funding from the Australian Government through OATSIH in 2008-09. The information covers the numbers of clients seen, provision of care and staffing, and the types of care and group activities provided. This information informs Indigenous health policy, and program development and implementation.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2008–09: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2009 report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Cotton R, Hardwick J, Chenhall R (2010)
Review of Aboriginal-specific drug and alcohol programs in NSW.
Ballina, NSW: Mandala Consulting
Department of Health Victoria (2010)
Systems and performance analysis of the alcohol and other drugs treatment system: final report.
Melbourne: Department of Health, Victoria
Dingwall K, Cairney S (2010)
New tools assess Indigenous substance abusers.
Of Substance; 8(1): 6
Gray D, Stearne A, Wilson M, Doyle M (2010)
Indigenous-specific alcohol and other drug interventions: continuities, changes and areas of greatest need.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
Gray D, Wilkes E (2010)
Reducing alcohol and other drug related harm.
Canberra: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
This resource sheet provides an overview of approaches to reducing alcohol and other drug related harm amongst Indigenous Australians. Included is information on what is currently known about these approaches and what information needs to be developed in this area. This resource sheet was produced as part of a series by the Closing the gap clearinghouse to disseminate information which could be used to help develop solutions to 'close the gap'.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Hart LM, Bourchier SJ, Jorm AF, Kanowski LG, Kingston AH, Stanley D, Lubman DI (2010)
Development of mental health first aid guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing problems with substance use: a Delphi study.
BMC Psychiatry; 10: 78
Retrieved 11 October 2010 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-244x-10-78.pdf
Holyoake Institute for Drug & Alcohol Addiction Resolutions, Midlands Education Aboriginal Office (2010)
An evaluation of the music therapy intervention ‘DRUMBEAT’ with alienated youth in the wheatbelt of Western Australia.
Newcastle, NSW: Family Action Centre, University of Newcastle
Larney S (2010)
Does opioid substitution treatment in prisons reduce injecting-related HIV risk behaviours? A systematic review.
Addiction; 105(2): 216 - 223
MacQueen R (2010)
Benelong's Haven: recovery from alcohol and drug abuse within an Aboriginal Australian residential treatment centre: book review.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 29(1): 112-113
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference (2010)
The way forward: resolutions from the Inaugural National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Conference.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Nichols F (2010)
Aboriginal recommendations for substance use intervention programs.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(3): 4-8
Nichols F (2010)
Take the best from both cultures: an Aboriginal model for substance use prevention and intervention.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal; 34(3): 10-14
Passey M, Gale J, Stirling J, Sanson-Fisher R (2010)
Caring for pregnant Aboriginal women: provider views on managing tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use.
Paper presented at the 2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference. 30 June - 2 July 2010, Darwin
2009
Anderson I (2009)
The role of alcohol and other drug services in closing the gap.
DrugInfo Newsletter; 7(3): 1
Andy B (2009)
Indigenous dual diagnosis project.
DrugInfo Newsletter; 7(3): 7
Australian Institute for Primary Care (2009)
Comorbidity treatment service model evaluation: final report August 2009.
Melbourne: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2007-08: report on the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in South Australia 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Tasmania 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Australian Capital Territory 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Northern Territory 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Australia 2007-08: findings from the national minimum data set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2008 report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Berry SL, Crowe TP (2009)
A review of engagement of Indigenous Australians within mental health and substance abuse services.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health; 8(1):
Department of Health and Ageing (2009)
Drug and alcohol service reporting 2007–08 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific services.
Canberra: Australian Government
The information contained in this report is comprised of data obtained from Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific service providers. The data, collected over a 12 month period, relates to client and staffing profiles, location and funding of services, and service delivery. Information is also provided on these specific areas for the previous five years allowing for comparisons.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Gray D, Green M, Saggers S, Wilkes E (2009)
Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
At the request of the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) and Queensland Indigenous Substance Misuse Council (QISMC), the National Drug Research Institute was commissioned to conduct a review of the alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland. This report makes 23 recommendations in relation to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Alcohol and other Drug Sector in Queensland. Recommendations are made in relation to: the organisational structure of QISMC; member support; Indigenous capacity; service provision and standards of care; staffing; training; and reporting.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Kowanko I, de Crespigny C, Murray H, Ah Kit J, Prideaux C, Miller H, Mills D, Emden C (2009)
Improving coordination of care for Aboriginal people with mental health, alcohol and drug use problems: progress report on an ongoing collaborative action research project.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 15(4): 341-347
Lee KSK, Conigrave KM, Clough AR, Dobbins TA, Jaragba MJ, Patton GC (2009)
Five-year longitudinal study of cannabis users in three remote Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 28(6): 623–630
Lee KSK, Conigrave KM, Patton GC, Clough AR (2009)
Cannabis use in remote Indigenous communities in Australia: endemic yet neglected [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(5): 228-229
McNally S, Latham R (2009)
Recognising and responding to hepatitis C in Indigenous communities in Victoria: a research project exploring barriers to hepatitis C treatment.
Melbourne: Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society
This report presents the outcomes of a study conducted in Victoria that investigated access to hepatitis C treatment services among Indigenous people. The research study evolved out of concern for the high rate of hepatitis C in the Indigenous population and the low uptake of treatment and care. Through interviews with service providers and Indigenous people, a number of treatment barriers were revealed, namely the low priority afforded to hepatitis C due to competing co-morbidities. Shame and lack of knowledge about hepatitis C among Indigenous people and health care workers, were also identified as major barriers to treatment. Several suggestions and recommendations have been offered for addressing these treatment barriers, including placing greater emphasis on eating well and reducing alcohol intake.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Nagel T, Robinson G, Condon J, Trauer T (2009)
Approach to treatment of mental illness and substance dependence in remote Indigenous communities: results of a mixed methods study.
Australian Journal of Rural Health; 17(4): 174-182
Nielsen S, Lloyd B (2009)
Benzodiazepines: misuse, treatment and surveillance.
Of Substance; 7(3): 12-13
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2009)
Service activity reporting 2006-2007 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2009)
Service activity reporting 2007-2008 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Plugge E, Yudkin P, Douglas N (2009)
Changes in women's use of illicit drugs following imprisonment.
Addiction; 104(2): 215-222
Queensland Police Service, James Cook University (2009)
Weeding out cannabis in the Far North.
Police Bulletin; (336): 28-29
Roche AM, Pidd KJ, Duraisingam V (2009)
The capacity of mainstream alcohol and drug treatment services to respond to the needs of Indigenous Australians (letter).
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 582
Shaw L, Turner P (2009)
Providing accredited brief interventions training using Indigenous specific resources.
Paper presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2009. 1-4 November 2009, Darwin
Strategic Edge Consulting (2009)
Indigenous participation in the WA Diversion Project evaluation - barriers and strategies to participation in adult court diversion programs: final report.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Drug and Alcohol Office
Urquhart B, Thomson N (2009)
Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous people.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin; 9(3): 1-14
Western Australian Network for Alcohol and other Drugs (2009)
Submission to the Education and Health Standing Committee inquiry into the adequacy and appropriateness of prevention and treatment services for alcohol and illicit drug problems in Western Australia.
Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia
Wilson D, Kwon A, Anderson J, Thein R (2009)
Return on investment 2: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of needle and syringe programs in Australia.
Sydney: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Yates R (2009)
Royal Darwin Hospital ‘ the missing link’.
Paper presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2009. 1-4 November 2009, Darwin
2008
Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (2008)
Treatment Service Users Project: final report [phase 1 & 2].
Canberra: Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League
The Treatment service users (TSU) projects (phases one and two) were conducted between 2005 and 2010 by the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL). The final reports from both phases summarise the findings of the projects.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006–07: findings from the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006–07: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in South Australia: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Tasmania: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Australian Capital Territory: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Northern Territory: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Australia: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) 2006-07.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2007 report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
The effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in rural and remote Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This study provides quantitative and qualtitative data on the outcomes for people affected by the Illicit Drug Diversion (IDDI) Initiative and the overall change in the community, during the period 2002-06 in 22 IDDI projects. It identifies key issues in drug diversion and assesses the factors contributing to the effectiveness of both Police and Court Diversion Programs. Several issues are highlighted for future improvement of IDDI policies in rural and remote Australia.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Catto M, Thomson N (2008)
Review of illicit drug use among Indigenous peoples.
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin; 8(4): 1-32
Clough AR, Kim San Lee K, Conigrave KM (2008)
Promising performance of a juvenile justice diversion programme in remote Aboriginal communities, Northern Territory, Australia.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 27(4): 433-438
Couzos S, Murray R (2008)
Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach.
3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Aboriginal Primary Health Care is a definitive guide to best-practice management of the major health problems facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The text is intended to assist health practitioners, policy makers and communities in influencing health determinants, it also advocates for overcoming inertia to change and to strengthen health care provision within a human rights context.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Drug and Alcohol Office (WA) (2008)
Aboriginal blood-borne virus scoping project literature review.
Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office (WA)
The 'Aboriginal Blood-Borne Virus Scoping Project' was undertaken to investigate the enablers and barriers of accessing needle and syringe programs in Kalgoorlie and the south-west for Aboriginal people who inject drugs (APWIDs). The 'Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Program' from the Department of Health (WA) funded the Alcohol and Drug Office to conduct the scoping project.
The scoping project was undertaken in response to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sexual Health Strategy 2005-2008 (2005), identifying HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and C as significant health issues for Indigenous people who inject drugs, and the need to strengthen harm reduction programs in this area, as well as recent data identifying a higher number of HIV diagnoses as a result of injecting drug use among the Indigenous population compared to the non-Indigenous population, and greater rates of Hepatitis B and C diagnoses as a result of injecting drug use among the Indigenous population compared to the non-Indigenous population.
The 'Aboriginal Blood-Borne Virus Scoping Project Literature Review' was undertaken as a compendium to the project. The review examined recent national and local studies of Indigenous injecting drug use and associated harm reduction strategies, and related projects and initiatives.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Lee K (2008)
Heavy cannabis use in three remote Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia: patterns of use, natural history, depressive symptoms and the potential for community-driven interventions.
Doctor of Philosophy thesis, James Cook University: Cairns
Lee KS, Conigrave KM, Clough AR, Wallace C, Silins E, Rawles J (2008)
Evaluation of a community-driven preventive youth initiative in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 27(1): 75-82
Lee KSK, Jaragba MJ, Clough AR, Conigrave KM (2008)
Wa! Ningeningma arakba akina da! (Oh! Now I know, that's it!).
Medical Journal of Australia; 188(2): 113-116
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2008)
Service activity reporting 2004-2005 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (2008)
Service activity reporting 2005-2006 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
Robertson J, Dowie R (2008)
Cannabis: a cloud over our community.
Of Substance; 6(3): 28-29
Teasdale KE, Conigrave KM, Kiel KA, Freeburn B, Long G, Becker K (2008)
Improving services for prevention and treatment of substance misuse for Aboriginal communities in a Sydney Area Health Service.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 27(2): 152-159
Teesson M, Mills K, Ross J, Darke S, Williamson A, Harvard A (2008)
The impact of treatment on 3 years' outcome for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS).
Addiction; 103(1): 80-88
TseyK (2008)
Tackling endemic substance abuse among Indigenous Australians: the contribution of values-based family empowerment education.
Cairns: Forum on Public Policy
URBIS (2008)
A review of enablers and barriers of Indigenous drug users accessing needle and syringe programs - a report for the COAG Multilateral Group on needle and syringe programs.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia
2007
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2005-06: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia: findings from the National Minimum Data Set 2005–06.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (2007)
Success stories in Indigenous health: a showcase of successful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health projects.
Sydney: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
Bacon V (2007)
What potential might Narrative Therapy have to assist Indigenous Australians reduce substance misuse?.
Australian Aboriginal Studies; 2007(1): 71-82
Bruno R (2007)
Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: an examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin: Tasmanian report.
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Darebin City Council (2007)
Darebin City Council: response to the Inquiry into the Misuse/Abuse of Benzodiazepines and Other Forms of Pharmaceutical Drugs in Victoria.
Preston, Vic.: Darebin City Council
Drug and Alcohol Office (2007)
Western Australia Illicit Amphetamine Summit July 2007: background paper.
Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office
Fry C, Smith B, Bruno R, O’Keefe B, Miller P (2007)
Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: an examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin: National overview report.
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Gibson A, Degenhardt L, Mattick RP, Ali R, White J, O'Brien S (2007)
Exposure to opioid maintenance treatment reduces long-term mortality.
Addiction; 103(3): 462–468
Holt M, Treloar C, McMillan K, Schultz L, Schultz M, Bath N (2007)
Barriers and incentives to treatment for illicit drug users with mental health comorbidities and complex vulnerabilities.
Canberra: National Drug Strategy
Hughes H (2007)
Kava and after in the Nhulunbuy (Gulf of Carpenteria) Hinterland.
St Leonards, NSW: Centre for Independent Studies
McLaren J, Mattick RP (2007)
Cannabis in Australia: use, supply, harms, and responses.
Canberra: Drug Strategy Branch, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
National Drug Strategy (2007)
National amphetamine-type stimulant strategy background paper.
Canberra: National Drug Research Institute and Australian Institute of Criminology
O'Reilly B, Leibrick F, Huxtable D, Chenhall R (2007)
Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: an examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin: Northern Territory Report.
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (2007)
Drug and alcohol service reporting: 2005-06 key results: a national profile of Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific services.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
The information contained in this report is comprised of data obtained from Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific service providers. The data, collected over a 12 month period, relates to client and staffing profiles, location and funding of services, and service delivery. Information is also provided on these specific areas for the previous five years allowing for comparisons.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Pritchard E, Mugavin J, Swan A (2007)
Compulsory treatment in Australia: a discussion paper on the compulsory treatment of individuals dependent on alcohol and/or other drugs.
Canberra: Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre Inc., Australian National Council on Drugs
Select Committee on Substance Abuse in the Community (2007)
Substance abuse in remote communities: confronting the confusion and disconnection.
Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory
This comprehensive report is the result of an inquiry into substance abuse in Northern Territory remote communities. Essentially it identifies factors that contribute to the resiliency and vulnerability of communities in regards to substance abuse. The information pertains to: the inquisition process; the impact and prevalence of three commonly used substances; services in the Territory responding to substance abuse; and the social factors contributing to substance abuse. The report also includes recommendations for addressing the substance abuse problem.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Smith B, Miller P, O’Keefe B, Fry C (2007)
Benzodiazepine and pharmaceutical opioid misuse and their relationship to crime: an examination of illicit prescription drug markets in Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin: Victorian report.
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund
Stathis S, Letters P, Dacre E, Doolan I, Heath K, Litchfield B (2007)
The role of an Indigenous Health Worker in contributing to equity of access to a mental health and substance abuse service for Indigenous young people in a youth detention centre.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health; 6(1)
Retrieved 19 March 2007 from http://www.auseinet.com/journal/vol6iss1/stathis.pdf
Stearne A (2007)
Drug and Alcohol Services Association of Alice Springs community-based outreach program final evaluation report.
Perth, WA: National Drug Research Institute
Tiet Q, Mausbach B (2007)
Treatments for patients with dual diagnosis: a review.
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; 31(4): 513–536
Wilkes T (2007)
Let's get serious about tackling Indigenous substance misuse in the Northern Territory.
Of Substance; 5(4): 7
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