Background Despite the high prevalence of smoking among Aboriginal youth, there is a
paucity of research related to tobacco use and other risk behaviours among Aboriginal youth …

Background. There is evidence of increasing trends in substance use and related harms
among Aboriginal populations in Canada. This paper provides a review of data on alcohol …

Objective. To determine what factors are associated with the smoking status among some of
the spectators and participants of the 2002 North American Indigenous Games. Study …

Objective To estimate prevalence rates of substance use and associated socio-demographic
factors among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) secondary students. Method This …

The use of both licit and illicit drugs has been identified as a major health issue for
Australian Aborigines. However, data on the proportion of people who use such drugs is …

Objectives To describe smoking rates, age of initiation, and smoking cessation efforts among
Aboriginal adolescent girls and boys in British Columbia, and examine the relationships …

Some Aboriginal youth are at disproportionate risk of using substances and developing
abuse and dependence disorders. However, not all Aboriginal youth misuse substances …

Background Despite declining smoking rates among the general Australian population,
rates among Indigenous Australians remain high, with 47% of the Indigenous population …

This paper describes patterns of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use among Aboriginal
people aged 8 to 17 years in the town of Albany, Western Australia. Of a total of 110 young …

In Australia, the prevalence of smoking is higher among certain sub-populations compared
to the general population. These sub-populations include Aboriginal and Torres Strait …