Topics: Substance use

Improving coordination of care for Aboriginal people with mental health, alcohol and drug use problems: progress report on an ongoing collaborative action research project

21 January, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 1, January 2010 - March 2010  Health services  Alcohol misuse  Illicit drug use  Research  Social and emotional wellbeing  

Kowanko I, de Crespigny C, Murray H, Ah Kit J, Prideaux C, et al. (2009)
Improving coordination of care for Aboriginal people with mental health, alcohol and drug use problems: progress report on an ongoing collaborative action research project.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;15(4):341-347

Tobacco use and measuring nicotine dependence among urban Indigenous pregnant women

11 January, 2010 | Posted in Vol 10 No 1, January 2010 - March 2010  Tobacco use  Urban  Pregnancy  

Panaretto KS, Mitchell MR, Anderson L, Gilligan C, Buettner P, et al. (2009)
Tobacco use and measuring nicotine dependence among urban Indigenous pregnant women.
Medical Journal of Australia;191(10):554-557

Smoking prevalence trends in Indigenous Australians, 1994-2004: a typical rather than an exceptional epidemic

3 December, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 4, October 2009 - December 2009  Tobacco use  Men's health  Women's health  

Thomas DP (2009)
Smoking prevalence trends in Indigenous Australians, 1994-2004: a typical rather than an exceptional epidemic.
International Journal for Equity in Health;8(37):1-21

Approach to treatment of mental illness and substance dependence in remote Indigenous communities: results of a mixed methods study

28 September, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Cultural ways  Substance use  Remote  Services  Social and emotional wellbeing  Northern Territory  Health workers  

Nagel T, Robinson G, Condon J, Trauer T (2009)
Approach to treatment of mental illness and substance dependence in remote Indigenous communities: results of a mixed methods study.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;17(4):174-182

Policing substance abuse in Indigenous communities: report from a workshop held in Mildura, Victoria, 5–6 August 2008

21 September, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Substance use  

Willis M (2009)
Policing substance abuse in Indigenous communities: report from a workshop held in Mildura, Victoria, 5-6 August 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland

18 September, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Substance use  Alcohol misuse  

Gray D, Green M, Saggers S, Wilkes E (2009)
Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council

Tobacco smoking in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2004-05

18 September, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Tobacco use  

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)
Tobacco smoking in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics

The insidious problem inside: mental health problems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody

27 August, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Substance use  Offenders  Social and emotional wellbeing  Social determinants  

Heffernan E, Andersen K, Kinner S (2009)
The insidious problem inside: mental health problems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in custody.
Australasian Psychiatry;17(S1):S41 - S46

The importance and challenges of assessing cognition in Indigenous Australians

27 August, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Alcohol misuse  Illicit drug use  Inhalant misuse  Social and emotional wellbeing  

Dingwall K, Cairney S (2009)
The importance and challenges of assessing cognition in Indigenous Australians.
Australasian Psychiatry;17(S1):S47 - S50

Beyond addiction: connections to the future - Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia 2009 Conference

21 August, 2009 | Posted in Vol 9 No 3, July 2009 - September 2009  Substance use  Alcohol misuse  Illicit drug use  Social and emotional wellbeing  

Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia (DANA) aims to provide leadership to nurses and midwives with a professional interest in alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues.