Alcohol attributable deaths among Indigenous Australians – National Drug Research Institute releases report

he following information has been adapted from information provided by the National Drug Research Institute and media releases from the ABC.

The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP), is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national, state and local levels. One of the main objectives of the project (which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing) is to develop a set of indicators for the continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of state and national alcohol policies. The National Drug Research Institute recently released the first bulletin from the project that details alcohol attributable deaths among Indigenous Australians. It is the first of a series of bulletins to be published on this topic. The release of the report generated media comments about alcohol use in Indigenous communities.

• For further information:
  • National Drug Research Institute (2007)
    Trends in alcohol-attributable deaths among Indigenous Australians, 1998–2004.
    Perth: National Drug Research Institute
    View report (PDF – 205KB)
    View website: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology
  • Media releases
    • TV station defends alcohol ads
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (16 February 2007)
    • Alice drinking ban about ‘quality of life’
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (14 February 2007)
    • Alcohol levy proposed to reduce Indigenous deaths
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (13 February 2007)
    • Call for social change to help cut Indigenous death rate
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (13 February 2007)
    • Territory willing to consider reducing liquor outlets
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (13 February 2007)
    • Alcohol killed 1145 Indigenous Australians in five years; ‘One-size-fits all’ doesn’t work: researchers
      View media release: National Drug Research Institute (HTML) (12 February 2007)
    • High death rates show alcohol rules ‘not working’
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (12 February 2007)
    • NT faces ‘major problem’ with alcohol-related deaths
      View media release: ABC (HTML) (12 February 2007)
• Contact details:
  • National Drug Research Institute (located in Curtin’s Health Research Campus in Shenton Park), Building 901, Level 2, 10 Selby Street, Shenton Park WA 6008, postal address: GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, ph: (08) 9266 1600, fax: (08) 9266 1611, email enquiries: enquiries@ndri.curtin.edu.au