Substance Use - Among Indigenous Australians

1. Among Indigenous Australians In 2019, 23% Indigenous Australians used substance in the last 12 months( 1.4 times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians 16.6%) Most commonly used substance (AIHW, 2020) Alcohol use Cannabis use Alcohol use 7.7% uses pharmaceutical for non-medical use 29% by Indigenous Australians 15.5% by Indigenous Australians (AIHW, 2020c) (AIHW, 2020c) Health and harms (AIHW, 2020c) Drug-ind uced deaths 50%+ crime (ABS, 2016) Mental health issues High rate of accidents Interventions Behavioral approach Motivational interviewing Matrix model Pharmacotherapy Methadone Buprenorphine (Rawson, Reickmann & Gust, 2014) cultural safety along with these interventions leads to equity as well as social justice References Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2016). National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey. Retrieved from https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4714.0 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020). Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia, 2018–19. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services/alcohol-other-drug-treatment-services-2018- 19/contents/summary Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2020c). National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019. Retrieved form https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/illicit-use-of-drugs/national-drug-strategy-household-survey-2019/contents/table-of-contents Rawson, R. A., Rieckmann, T., & Gust, S. W. (2014). Addiction Science: A Rationale and Tools for a Public Health Response to Drug Abuse. Public Health Reviews, 35(2), http://www.publichealthreviews.eu/upload/pdf_files/14/00_Rawson_etal.pdf. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391705