Drugs
The Australian Medical Association (NT) has expressed alarm at the Northern Territory government decision to scrap minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which it called "a crucial measure to reduce alcoho...
Representatives from community, health, research and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have called on the Northern Territory government to reconsider their plan to scrap the Minimum Unit P...
Indigenous mental health organisation 13YARN have partnered with DrinkWise and Indigenous superstar Daniel Rioli in a campaign about alcohol consumption.
An alcohol reduction program being managed by the Gove Peninsula community is being extended for 12 more months after a successful six-month trial.
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has used parliamentary privilege to allege AFL players have been subject to secret drug tests to avoid game-day detection.
Community leaders in Western Australia's Kimberley region are urging state authorities to increase drug rehabilitation and detox services as locals fear a rise in methamphetamine and other drug use am...
The federal Nationals deputy leader Perin Davey has admitted to drinking before speaking during a parliamentary hearing but says she was not drunk.
The WA government has launched a new campaign - 'Stronger You, Stronger Mob' - which aims to prevent the use of alcohol and other drugs among Indigenous youth.
Alcohol restrictions in Western Australia's far north will do little to tackle the health issue of substances abuse, the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services warned on Thursday.
The First Nations Leadership Council and Our Children Our Way Society have highlighted the danger of toxic drugs to their communities in Canada.
First Nations woman Claudette Hastie has seen a remarkable transformation in her trauma-filled life, thanks in part to the help of the Ngoonbi Community Services Indigenous Corporation (Ngoonbi).
WA Police are pursuing liquor sale restrictions across regional Western Australia in response to a spike in alcohol-related violence. The ABC reports that Deputy Police Commissioner Allan Adams has ur...
A former outlaw motorcycle gang member and convicted criminal has turned his life around, spearheading a new program to help keep young Aboriginal people away from a life of crime and addiction.