Download or read book Substance Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this report is to assist the work of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC), the leading voice in Indigenous alcohol and other drug policy. NIDAC's aim is to reduce alcohol and other drug problems and associated harms in Indigenous communities nationally. Funding support for the report was received from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. This report brings together national data on substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to provide a comprehensive picture of smoking, alcohol and illicit substance consumption patterns and how these have changed over time. The report also includes data on the links between substance use and health, and the use of alcohol and other drug treatment services by Indigenous Australians.
Download or read book Drug Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples written by Louise York and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, on behalf of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy, to identify and report on the current state of data collections relating to substance use issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, and set out options for improving these data. The report achieves this by reviewing relevant data sources, highlighting inconsistencies between them and identifying data gaps. Data sources are assessed in terms of their capacity to answer a series of key questions, highlighted both by stakeholders through a workshop and by a literature review. While options are suggested for new analyses of existing data sources, this project does not involve analysing the data sources to answer these key questions.
Download or read book Indigenous specific Alcohol and Other Drug Interventions written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dealing with Alcohol written by Sherry Saggers and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The devastating impact of alcohol on indigenous populations is well known, but debate often overlooks the broad context of the problem and the priorities of indigenous people themselves. This book was written with the desire to improve the level of informed debate, and lead to constructive action. It aims to provide readers with a coherent explanation of alcohol misuse among indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The extensive health, economic, social and cultural consequences of misuse are described in the words of the indigenous people themselves. The book found that patterns of indigenous alcohol consumption could not be understood in isolation from the impact of European colonialism and its continuing consequences. Its authors argue that our understanding of alcohol misuse needs to be reconceptualised and structural inequalities addressed.
Download or read book Addictions and Healing in Aboriginal Country written by Gregory Phillips and published by Aboriginal Studies Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with communities - Introducing illness - Grog, gunga and gambling - Reasons for use - Strategies to address use - Solutions from Canada - Factors involved in healing and change.
Download or read book The Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Aboriginal People written by Maggie Brady and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drug Use and Related Problems Among Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders written by Neil Thomson and published by Australian Government Publishing Service. This book was released on 1991 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report prepared by the Australian Institute of Health which examines data sources on Aboriginal and Islander drug and drug-related problems. Covers recent developments, methodology used and problems encountered, as well as identifying gaps and deficiencies in current data sources, and possible future options to remedy these deficiencies.
Download or read book Review of Volatile Substance Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Grog Book written by Maggie Brady and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia with ideas and strategies for managing alcohol. It draws on selected cases, dealing with what indigenous people themselves have done, and us written for those who are able to encourage and stimulate community based intervention.
Download or read book Review of Illicit Drug Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People written by Andrea MacRae and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ways Forward written by Pat Swan and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a National Aboriginal and Mental Health Policy and Plan developed in consultation with Indigenous Australians and relevant groups and organisations; provides information on, and makes recommendations about priority actions relating to the mental health needs and mental health problems of Aboriginal people; mental health services; relationship of mental health and well-being to physical health.
Download or read book Policing Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Metropolitan Environments written by Tracy Cussen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems written by Paul S. Haber and published by Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems have been periodically developed over the past 25 years. In 1993, the first version of these guidelines, titled: ‘An outline for the management of alcohol problems: Quality assurance in the treatment of drug dependence project’ was published (Mattick & Jarvis 1993). The Australian Government commissioned an update a decade later (Shand et al. 2003) and a further edition in 2009 to integrate the Guidelines with the Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol (National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC 2009; Haber et al., 2009). The present version of the Guidelines was also commissioned by the Commonwealth of Australia to remain current and integrated with the updated NHMRC consumption guidelines (2020). In order to ensure that guidelines remain relevant, the next set of guidelines should be updated in 2025, consistent with NHMRC recommendation that guidelines be updated every five years. These guidelines aim to provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to clinicians on available treatments for people with alcohol problems and are largely directed towards individual clinicians in practice, such as primary care physicians (general practitioners, nursing staff), specialist medical practitioners, psychologists and other counsellors, and other health professionals. Some chapters highlight service or system level issues that impact on clinicians and their patients. These include recommendations concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, stigma, and discrimination. Elsewhere, organisation capacity is implied, such as medical resources for withdrawal management where recommendations indicate use of medications. As all forms of treatment will not be readily available or suitable for all populations or settings, these guidelines may require interpretation and adaptation.
Download or read book National Drug Strategy Household Survey written by Australia. Department of Human Services and Health and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports the results of a survey of drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in urban areas - alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs; perceptions of drugs and their effects; support for policy measures; campaign awareness.
Download or read book The Prevention of Substance Use Risk and Harm in Australia Summary written by Wendy Loxley and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Biology of Desire written by Marc Lewis and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the path to recovery. The psychiatric establishment and rehab industry in the Western world have branded addiction a brain disease. But in The Biology of Desire, cognitive neuroscientist and former addict Marc Lewis makes a convincing case that addiction is not a disease, and shows why the disease model has become an obstacle to healing. Lewis reveals addiction as an unintended consequence of the brain doing what it's supposed to do-seek pleasure and relief-in a world that's not cooperating. As a result, most treatment based on the disease model fails. Lewis shows how treatment can be retooled to achieve lasting recovery. This is enlightening and optimistic reading for anyone who has wrestled with addiction either personally or professionally.
Download or read book Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems written by Jim Orford and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a relative.
