Alcohol and Drugs in New Zealand an Asian Perspective: a Background Paper

While New Zealand’s Asian population has increased dramatically in the past decade, there has been very limited research into issues relating to their use (and misuse) of alcohol and drugs (A&D). ALAC has funded this background paper to examine the current and existing literature on Asian and A&D issues and provide an indicator for future directions. There is a large diversity in the different Asian cultures in New Zealand and the authors have not made any assumptions that all Asian groups are the same.