How is Australia responding to the pharmaceutical opioid problem?
Dr Gabrielle Campbell, NHMRC Australian Public Health Early Career Fellow at NDARC, UNSW. In the last twenty years there have been substantial increases in the...
Category: Resources
ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan
The ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 (released on 11/12/2018) outlines ACT Government priorities to address and minimise harms from alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and...
REGULATION – THE RESPONSIBLE CONTROL OF DRUGS
The Global Commission on Drug Policy The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science-based...
We All Pay The Price – Australia21
Our drug laws are tearing apart Australia’s social fabric, as well as harming drug users and their families. In March 2018, Australia21 held a national...
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2015–16
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare The AIHW produces high-quality reports and other information products, on key health and welfare issues in Australia. These are...
Pharmaceuticals officially more of a problem than illicit drugs, report finds – TripleJ Hack
Drug use is a really big problem in Australia, but the culprit is closer to you than you realise. The Australian Institute of Health and...
THE OPIOID CRISIS IN NORTH AMERICA
The Global Commission on Drug Policy The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science-based...
Drug checking as a harm reduction tool for recreational drug users: opportunities and challenges
EMCDDA European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction drug checking pill testing harm reduction tool recreational drug users: opportunities and challenges Summary: A number...
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016: detailed findings
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare The AIHW produces high-quality reports and other information products, on key health and welfare issues in Australia. These are...
National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2016: detailed findings – AIHW
This 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report shows that: the decline in daily smoking slowed in 2016 but improvements were seen among people living...