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References compiled from our bibliographic database that address tobacco use among Indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are provided here. Also collected are links to other relevant bibliographies.

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2006

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(1): Article 491
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View website: Rural and Remote Health

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2005

Clough AR (2005)
Associations between tobacco and cannabis use in remote Indigenous populations in Northern Australia.
Addiction;100(3):346-353
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Franks C (2005)
Gallinyalla: a town of substance?: alcohol, tobacco, medicines and other drug use in the Port Lincoln community.
Port Lincoln, SA: Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service Inc.
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Ivers R, Castro A, Parfitt D, Bailie RS, Richmond RL, et al. (2005)
Television and delivery of health promotion programs to remote Aboriginal communities.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia;16(2):155-158
View abstract: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
View website: Australian Health Promotion Association

Vindigni D, Walker BF, Jamison JR, Da Costa C, Parkinson L, et al. (2005)
Low back pain risk factors in a large rural Australian Aboriginal community: an opportunity for managing co-morbidities?
Chiropractic and Osteopathy;13:21-32
View abstract: Chiropractic and Osteopathy
View website: Chiropractic and Osteopathy

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2004

Adams K, Kavanagh A, Guthrie J (2004)
'Are you Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?': improving data collection at BreastScreen Victoria.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;28(2):124-127
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Clough A, d'Abbs P, Cairney S, Gray D, Maruff P, et al. (2004)
Emerging patterns of cannabis and other substance use in Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: a study of two communities.
Drug and Alcohol Review;23(4):381-390
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Lowe JB, Saeck L, Brough M, Carmont SA, Clavarino A, Stanton W, Balanda K, Shannon C (2004)
Smoking behaviour among Indigenous secondary school students in North Queensland.
Drug and Alcohol Review; 23:101-106
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2003

Brady M, Long J (2003)
Mutual exploitation?: Aboriginal Australian encounters with Europeans, Southeast Asians, and tobacco.
In: Jankowiak W, Bradburd D, eds. Drugs, labor and colonial expansion. Tucson: University of Arizona Press:31-58
View chapter (PDF - 2.55MB - large file warning!)
View website: Tobacco Control Supersite

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2002

Brady M (2002)
Historical and cultural roots of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;26:120-124.
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

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

McDermott L, Russell A, Dobson A (2002)
Cigarette smoking among women in Australia.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
View report (PDF - 657KB)
View website: Department of Health and Ageing

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Prior to 2002

Cancer Council Australia, Action on Smoking and Health, Australian Council on Smoking and Health, VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control (2001)
Submission to the National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Tobacco Control Project.
View report (PDF - 66.5KB)
View website: Tobacco Control Supersite

Ivers R (2001)
Indigenous Australians and tobacco: a literature review.
Casuarina: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health.
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View report (PDF - 522KB)
View website: Car and Home Smoke Free Zone

 

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Last updated: 2 December 2008