Publications: general

Publications about various aspects of Indigenous misuse of kava and other drugs among Indigenous peoples have been provided under the topics listed below. Included on this page are journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature about the misuse of kava and other drugs.

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General

Some of the publications listed here relate to the general Australian population, but they may refer to the Indigenous population in one or more sections.

2008

Fu PP, Xia Q, Guo L, Yu H, Chan P-C (2008)
Toxicity of Kava Kava.
Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part C;26(1):89-112
View article: Journal of Environmental Science and Health (PDF - 561KB)
View website: Informaworld

2006

Australian Government (2006)
Australian Government response to the House of Representatives inquiry into substance abuse in Australian communities: road to recovery: report on the inquiry into substance abuse in Australian communities.
Canberra: Australian Government
View report (PDF - 429KB)
View website: Parliament of Australia

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2004-05: report on the National Minimum Data Set.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 672KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Welfare

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
View report (PDF - 554KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Delahunty B, Putt J (2006)
The policing implications of cannabis, amphetamine and other illicit drug use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 703KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
View website: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Franks C (2006)
Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: a descriptive study of alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in a rural setting.
Rural and Remote Health;6(2):Article 491.
View article: Rural and Remote Health (PDF - 447KB)
View website: Rural and Remote Health

Johnson H (2006)
Drug use by incarcerated women offenders.
Drug and Alcohol Review;25(5):433-437
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

New South Wales Chief Health Officer (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples alcohol and other drug treatment.
Sydney: NSW Health
View report
View website: NSW Health

2005

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2005.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
View report (PDF - 5.22MB - large file warning!)
View section: Chapter 8: Health risk factors (PDF - 308KB)
View summary booklet (PDF - 759KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: detailed findings.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 543KB)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
National comorbidity initiative: a review of data collections relating to people with coexisting substance use and mental health disorders.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF -1.02MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2005)
Statistics on drug use in Australia 2004.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
View report (PDF - 1.15MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Miller S (2005)
Mapping national drug treatment capacity.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
View report (PDF - 3.08MB - large file warning!)
View website: Australian National Council on Drugs

Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (2005)
Drug and alcohol service reporting: 2003-04 key results: a national profile of Australian Government Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander substance use specific services.
Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 274KB)
View website: Department of Health and Ageing

Steering Committee for the Review of Commonwealth Service Provision (2005)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2005: report.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
View report (PDF - 2.58MB - large file warning!)
View report (HTML)
View website: Productivity Commission

2003

Phillips G (2003)
Addictions and healing in Aboriginal country.
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press
View HealthBulletin book review

2001

Hulse GK, Robertson SI, Tait RJ (2001)
Adolescent emergency department presentations with alcohol or other drug-related problems in Perth, Western Australia.
Addiction;96(7):1059-1067
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

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