Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol - Assignment help

The major assignment gives students the opportunity to directly engage with 3, which is to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. SDG 3 has 13 targets, but this assignment asks student to select ONE of the following three target areas and answer in essay format the related assignment questions. The selected target areas are Target 3.5, (drug and alcohol) 3.6 (road traffic accidents) or 3.7 (Universal access to reproductive and sexual health services)

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SDG Target 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

Harm relating to alcohol misuse is a significant public health challenge in remote Australian Indigenous communities. Present evidence about this problem and identify and discuss public health actions that have or could be taken to address the problem, including both barriers and enablers to taking action.