Drug and alcohol use by Indigenous people (2010)

Description

This Q and A factsheet is a part of a series Reconciliation Australia is producing, aimed at informing the community and stimulating conversations about the issues that affect us all.

Drug and alcohol use by Indigenous people
Media often stereotype drug and alcohol use to be far greater by Indigenous people, but is substance misuse actually a bigger problem for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than other Australians? Here are some straightforward answers to questions you might have about drug and alcohol use.

Reconciliation Australia abstract

Contact details

Reconciliation Australia
Old Parliament House
King George Terrace
Parkes ACT 2600
PO Box 4773
Kingston ACT 2604
Ph: (02) 6273 9200
Fax: (02) 6273 9201
Email: enquiries@reconciliation.org.au

Links

• View publication: Drug and alcohol use by Indigenous people (PDF - 148.0 KB)
• View website: Reconciliation Australia

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