Source: Advertiser, The (Australia) Contact: 31 Aug 1998 Author: Mark Steene $3M AID TO TACKLE DRUG MENACE THE Federal Government has allocated more than $3 million to South Australian drug programs. The funding, announced yesterday by the federal Health Minister, Dr Wooldridge, has been awarded under the nationwide Tough on Drugs program. One of the major beneficiaries is a project run by a women's Aboriginal council to combat the growing problem of alcohol sniffing among young indigenous people. The Ngaanyatjarra Pitjanjatjara Yankunytjajara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation received $810,307 for its program in SA, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. The Hindmarsh Youth Centre received $663,756 for a non-medical detoxification centre for young homeless people affected by drugs. Adelaide Central Mission received funding for two programs - $358,810 to assist young people into mainstream health and treatment services, and $244,845 to establish a family program targeting single parents at Kuitpo. Recipients were the Adelaide Central Mission (Streetlink Youth Health Service) $358,810; Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia $163,822; Adelaide Central Mission $244,845; Offenders Aid and Rehabilitation Services of SA $466,537; Adelaide Diocesan AIDS Council $119,856; Archway Rehabilitation and Community Services $131,941; Ngaanyatjarra Pitjanjatjara Yankunytjajara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation $810,307; Hindmarsh Youth Centre $663,756; The Construction and Other Industries Drug and Alcohol Program $40,000; Youth Advisory Forum $55,620; Vietnamese Community in Australia $100,224. - --- Checked-by: Mike Gogulski