Research Debunks Traditional Beliefs About Australian Aboriginals and Alcohol

An informative website called “Creative Spirits” provides an excellent in-depth research piece on Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Consumption. One significant revelation is that, as a group, Aboriginal people drink less than non-indigenous people. However, of those who do drink, more of them drink to excess. The research also shows that Aboriginals used alcohol long before the arrival of white people. Indeed, they enjoyed quite a selection of alcoholic beverages created from a variety of indigenous plants. The Creative Spirits website lists several reasons Aboriginal people drink. The bottom line is they drink to cope with their difficulty adjusting to the huge number of changes in their lifestyle over the years and their constant struggle for very basic human rights.