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This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with volatile substance use (including petrol sniffing) 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.
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:
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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
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:
The report also highlights areas where work is still needed.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
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
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
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
Helping to 'close the gap' by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
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