Addictions and Healing in Aboriginal Country

Gregory Phillips undertook this project because the people of Big River invited him to assist them in their daily attempts to alleviate the issues of alcohol and other drug usage present in their lives. The research was undertaken in an attempt to discern the nature and dynamics of alcohol and marijuana usage and gambling in an Aboriginal community in North Queensland, Australia, with the aim of improving local preventions, intervention and after-care initiatives. Numerous factors contribute to