Kava

Summary of changes 

  • Minor change for clarity

Primary references

  1. Rychetnik L and Madronio CM (2011) 'The health and social effects of drinking water-based infusions of kava: a review of the evidence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30(1):74-83, doi:10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00184.x

  2. Sarris J, LaPorte E and Schweitzer I (2011) 'Kava: a comprehensive review of efficacy, safety, and psychopharmacology', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(1):27-35, doi:10.3109/00048674.2010.522554

Indigenous/remote context references

  1. Butt J (2013) Kava usage in Aboriginal and Pacific Islander communities in Australia, Western Australia National Drug Research Institute, Perth.

  2. Clough AR, Wang Z, Bailie RS, Burns CB and Currie BJ (2004) 'Case-control study of the association between kava use and ischaemic heart disease in Aboriginal communities in eastern Arnhem Land (Northern Territory) Australia', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58(2):140-1, doi:10.1136/jech.58.2.140

  3. Fuller T (2013) 'Kava in the Northern Territory: a unique situation', Australian Police Journal, 67(1):18-25.