Publications: specific topics

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

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Pharmaceuticals

2007

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
View report (PDF - 64KB)
View website: City of Darebin

2006

Boyd M (2006)
Misuse of pharmaceuticals project: final research report.
Preston, Vic.: City of Darebin and Moreland City Council
View report (PDF - 976KB)
View website: City of Darebin

Parliament of Victoria, Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee (2006)
Inquiry into misuse/abuse of benzodiazepines and other pharmaceutical drugs: interim report.
Melbourne: Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee, Parliament of Victoria
View report (PDF - 2.89MB - large file warning!)
View website: Parliament of Victoria

2002

Dawe S, Loxton NJ, Hides L, Kavanagh DJ, Mattick RP (2002)
Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 722KB)
View website: Department of Health and Ageing

Prior to 2002

Shoobridge J, Vincent N, Allsop S, Biven A (1998)
Using rapid assessment methodology to examine injecting drug use in an Aboriginal community: final report.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction and the Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council
View report (PDF - 253KB)
View website: Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council

Moller J, Dolinis J, Cripps R (1996)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: injury-related hospitalisations 1991/92.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Injury Surveillance Unit
View chapter: Poisoning
View report
View website: Research Centre for Injury Studies, Flinders University

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Last updated: 31 July 2007