Topics: Substance use

Tobacco use and measuring nicotine dependence among urban Indigenous pregnant women

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

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  Men  Women  Tobacco use  

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

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 use  

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

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

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

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.


Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations

Northern Territory Department of Health and Families (2009) Revision of the preventable chronic disease strategy: background paper: preventable chronic diseases in Aboriginal populations. Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Health and Families


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