Substance misuse intervention research in remote Indigenous Australian communities since the NHMRC 'Roadmap'.

CONCLUSIONS: Rigorous intervention designs built on 'Roadmap' principles neither reduced substance use in the populations studied nor identified transferable mechanisms for behaviour change. Implications for public health: Substance misuse impacts among Indigenous Australians remain severe. Theoretical mechanisms of behaviour change may improve intervention design. PMID: 28712123 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28712123?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - July 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Graham VE, Campbell S, West C, Clough AR Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research